By Andreas Wiseman International Editor Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is shifting a raft of theatrical releases online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered cinemas across the region.
It’s rare for MENA distributors to forego theatrical releases on decent-sized movies given strict windowing rules. But the current climate will see Front Row kick off ‘Premium VOD’ launches with Jesse Eisenberg’s Marcel Marceau biopic Resistance on April 13.
The film was due to launch theatrically on April 9 but but will now debut on iTunes, Google Play, OSN Store as well as all local platforms including Du, Etisalat E-Vision, Ooredoo, Vodafone, and OmanTel.
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