Canneseries Winner Amir Chamdin To Direct Mafia Movie ‘Corleone’ For U.S., Italian & German Producers
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Swedish director Amir Chamdin, whose drama Partisan won Best Series at the 2020 Canneseries market, has signed on to direct Corleone, an action-thriller set in the United States and Sicily.
Written by Sandro Lorino, Rich Ronat and Nate Adams, the film is based on a story by Sandro Lorino and and Antonio Lorino, and tells the story of a family man with a mysterious past, whose peaceful life is upended when he becomes entangled in a deathly cat-and-mouse game with the first female boss of the Cosa Nostra.
Production is being lined up for March, with casting currently underway. The film is being produced by Richard Salvatore (Stolen Girl), Nate Adams (Vanquish), and Sandro Lorino and Norbert Krott for Lorino Pictures.
Executive producers include Fabio Costabile (Skincare) and Dirk Schweitzer (Operation Napoleon). Chamdin most recently directed ballet Gustavia, which premiered at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm this past October.
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