We are very happy to announce that DARKLAND has been picked up by STUDIOCANAL for UK and by Gaga for Japan.
The deals were made straight after our yearly promo reel screening at AFM.
“We are thrilled to have STUDIOCANAL and Gaga on board for DARKLAND and look very much forward to working with them on the film,” says Susan Wendt, Head Of Sales at TrustNordisk.
Besides UK and Japan, deals have been closed for China (DD Dream) and Turkey (Medyavizyon) during AFM, with several other territories in negotiation.
DARKLAND is directed by the promising talent, Fenar Ahmad, who graduated from the Copenhagen based film school, Super16 in 2010. His shortfilm, MEGAHEAVY was selected for the Generation section at Berlin International Film Festival in 2009.
DARKLAND stars Dar Salim in the lead as Zaid (EXODUS, 2014; GAME OF THRONES, 2011; BORGEN, 2013), Stine Fischer Christensen as Zaid´s girlfriend (AFTER THE WEDDING, 2006), Roland Møller (LAND OF MINE, 2015; A HIJACKING, 2012) and Dulfi Al-Jabouri (A WAR, 2015; NORTHWEST, 2013; R, 2010).
Zaid is a successful surgeon and lives in a fancy apartment with his pregnant girlfriend. One night Zaid´s younger brother, Yasin, knocks on his door and asks his brother for money. Zaid refuses. A few days later Yasin gets assaulted and killed. Since the police are not very helpful, Zaid feels forced to find out who did it himself and embarks on a mission to eliminate all the criminal gangs in Copenhagen. He disguises himself and takes on the criminal underworld. But Zaid´s persistent battle results in serious consequences for himself and his family, and he has to decide if the price of revenge is worth it all.
DARKLAND is produced by Jacob Jarek for Profile Pictures with support from Danish Film Institute, DR and Scanbox Entertainment - and executive produced by Thor Sigurjonsson, Ditte Milsted and Caroline Schlüter Bingestam.
Nordic distribution through Scanbox Entertainment.
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