Best Friend Forever Launches Kung Fu Action Romance ‘Zenithal’ From ‘Titane’ Producer Kazak & ‘Parasite’ Distributor The Jokers Films
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights for zany Kung-Fu-themed action romantic comedy Zenithal.
Vanessa Guide stars as a woman battling to establish peace between the sexes after her long-time boyfriend falls under the thrall of a Machiavellian schemer, who has murdered and harnessed the virulent powers of a famous Kung-fu master, as part of a plan to restore absolute male domination.
It is the first feature of Jean-Baptiste Saurel, who has recently been signed as one of the directors on France TV’s upcoming Zorro reboot starring Jean Dujardin, with previous credits including the Disney+ sci-fi French original Parallels.
The feature expands on his provocative 2012 Cannes Critics’ Week short The Dickslap (La Bifle). BFF have released a first still hinting at one of the zany plot twists. “Zenithal questions the injunctions of virility through comedy, with a visual style inherited from US comedy & manga culture,” said Saurel. “At the time of gender relations redefinition, I offer my own answer, by making fun of the level of seriousness with which these subjects are addressed today.
Read more on deadline.com
