“Vogter,” a psychological thriller directed by Gustav Möller, whose earlier movie “The Responsible” gained the Viewers Award at Sundance, has been pre-sold by Les Movies du Losange to a number of territories.
“Vogter,” which was simply accomplished and is now in submit, has been picked up for Germany, Austria, Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Spain (La Aventura), Italy (Films Impressed), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Cineart), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris) and Hungary (Vertigo). Les Movies du Losange has closed these offers since unveiling the venture at Cannes and is negotiating additional gross sales in different key territories.
The movie is headlined by Sidse Babett Knudsen, the BAFTA-winning actor of “Borgen,” as Eva, an idealistic jail officer, is confronted with the dilemma of her life when a younger man from her previous will get transferred to the jail the place she works. With out revealing her secret, Eva asks to be moved to the younger man’s ward – the hardest and most violent within the jail. Right here begins an unsettling psychological thriller, the place Eva’s sense of justice places each her morality and future at stake.
Knudsen stars reverse Dar Salim (“Sport of Thrones”) and up-and-comer Sebastian Bull.
Produced by Nordisk Movie, the movie has additionally been picked up by DR (Danish Broadcasting), SVT (Swedish Broadcasting) and NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting). Nordisk Movie Distribution will launch it in Scandinavia, whereas Les Movies du Losange will launch it in France in 2024.
Möller’s characteristic debut, “The Responsible” bought in over 100 territories and was remade within the U.S. by Antoine Fuqua with Jake Gyllenhaal starring within the lead position. Möller is now anticipated to crew with Gyllenhaal on “Snow Blind,” a movie venture which is reportedly in improvement.
Les Movies du Losange is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary this 12 months. Based by Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer within the Sixties, Les Movies du Losange is the oldest French unbiased firm nonetheless in operation with a monitor document together with three Palme d’Or awards in Cannes, one Academy Award, and over sixty worldwide awards. The banner, which has been producing cult films by a few of Europe’s greatest identified filmmakers, notably Rohmer, Schroeder, Roger Planchon, Jacques Rivette, Michael Haneke, Jacques Doillon, Mia Hansen-Love, was taken over by Charles Gillibert, the thriving French producer behind Leos Carax’s Cannes prizewinning “Annette,” and Alexis Dantec, former managing director of the movie financing group Cofinova in 2021.
