TrustNordisk will kick off Berlin International Film Festival with the presale of ESCAPE - an epic action-adventure from the producers of the thriller-trilogy COLD PREY, which has been sold to over 30 countries.
ESCAPE takes us back to the year 1363 when the plague torn apart a country. Half the population has died and people are trying to escape death and misery, searching for a better life elsewhere. But it´s difficult to find places to escape to and in the mountains where lawless gangs rule human life isn´t much worth.
Even before its first official presale Germany has snatched the theatrical rights with distributor Koch Media on board. Silke Wilfinger, Head of Acquisitions and Sales: "We are delighted to have acquired the rights to ESCAPE for German speaking territories which is directed by a renowned and highly acclaimed director." Moritz Peters, Director of Marketing and Acquisitions, added "We are convinced that the medieval setting as well as the action genre has high commercial potential and will attract an extensive audience. The feature is a gem in our line-up."
Director is Roar Uthaug, who debuted with COLD PREY and producers are Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm from Norwegian production company Fantefilm Fiksjon AS. The company was established in 2006 with the purpose of producing widely commercial entertainment-films. Also produced by Fantefilm Fiksjon is Tarantino´sk action-comedy JACKPOT, which is based on an original story by bestseller author Jo Nesbø.
ESCAPE is distributed domestically by Nordisk Film and premieres in Norway September 28th 2012.