After a successful world premiere in Venice,
excellent reviews from critics and fully-packed screenings in Toronto, where it
is currently screening in the Special Presentations section, TrustNordisk has
closed a number of deals on Lukas Moodysson´s WE ARE THE BEST!
WE ARE THE BEST! has been sold to Australia
(NewVision Films), Italy (Bim Distribuzione) and Taiwan (Maison Motion) with a
number of territories currently in negotiation.
Previously announced territories include UK
(Metrodome), Benelux (Wildbunch), Switzerland (Frenetic Films), Former
Yugoslavia (Continental Film) and Lithuania (Scanorama).
Frank Cox, Managing Director at NewVision
Films about his new acquisition:
"Moodyson
knows well how to dig into the soul and feelings of his teenage female
protagonists. Older audiences will find an affinity and relive the 80's
culture and their own past youthful selves in this feel-good and immensely
entertaining movie.”
Antonio Medici, General Manager at Bim
Distribuzione:
“We are extremely happy to continue our
business relationship with TrustNordisk bringing into market original high
quality movies.”
Rikke Ennis, CEO at TrustNordisk:
“We have experienced extremely positive
response on WE ARE THE BEST! from both festivals, critics and distributors and
we are happy that the international market place is embracing this unique, warm
and true-hearted film from Lukas Moodysson.”
WE ARE THE BEST! revolves around Bobo, Klara
and Hedvig, three young outsiders in 1980s Stockholm who despite their
differences find unity in music and form a punk band without having any
instruments and even though everybody says that punk is dead.
WE ARE THE BEST! is produced by Lars Jönsson
for Memfis Film, co-produced by Film I Väst, SVT and Zentropa in co-operation
with Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) and with support from the Swedish
Film Institute, The Danish Film Institute and Nordisk Film and TV Fond.
Domestic release is set for October 11th 2013.