Beta Cinema Picks Up ‘Let It Rain,’ by Oscar-Nominated Director Hannes Holm, Ahead of AFM
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has taken international sales rights for “Let It Rain,” the new film by Oscar-nominated director Hannes Holm (“A Man Called Ove”), starring Robert Gustafsson, star of the box office hit “The 100-Year-Old Man.” Shooting wrapped at the end of September and Beta Cinema will present first materials at next month’s American Film Market.
The story is set in a small town in Southern Sweden, where grumpy widower Ingmar lives a regimented life. Ever since his wife passed away a few years ago, his relationship with his daughter Erika has deteriorated.
Apart from his daughter, the only other things left in his life are his annoying, divorced neighbor Burman and his late wife’s roses.
As the hottest and driest summer in living memory stretches on, everyone waits for rain that never seems to come. But through what might be a miracle or sheer coincidence, Ingmar finds himself thrust into the spotlight of an event that will change not only his life but the entire village’s fate.
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