B-Reel Films, Swedish Producer Of ‘The Helicopter Heist’ & ‘The Pirate Bay’, Snags Rights To Andrev Walden’s Bestseller ‘Jävla Karlar’ – AKA ‘Bloody Men’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Swedish super-indie B-Reel Films has taken film and TV rights to ‘Jävla Karlar’ (‘Bloody Men’ in English), the award-winning novel from Andrev Walden. ‘Jävla Karlar’ took Sweden by storm when it was released in 2023.
It was the country’s best selling book of the year and scooped the August Prize, which is Sweden’s top literary honor. Translation rights have been sold across Europe and the English-language version of the book will hit shelves next year.
Starting in 1983, the story follows a young boy who has a series of father figures coming and going in his life. His mother relays a fantastical story about his true father, a mysterious, long-haired figure living far away.
It sparks the boy’s imagination to believe his father is the king of a magical land. B-Reel is behind the upcoming Netflix action thriller The Helicopter Heist, based on the Jonas Bonnier novel about a daring real-life bank raid.
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