Disney+ Nabs Latin American Rights to Yaker’s Revenge Thriller ‘Una Jirafa en el Balcón,’ Spain and International Sales Go to Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEmiliano De Pablos Disney+ has picked up Latin American rights to Diego Yaker’s Argentine-Spanish revenge thriller “Una jirafa en el balcón” and is planning a theatrical release in Argentina and Uruguay.
Barcelona-based indie studio Filmax is handling Spanish distribution and international sales rights on the film. Hitting the final straits of its shoot, “Una jirafa en el balcón” is filming in Barcelona over Nov.
14-17, after previously lensing in Argentina’s La Rioja region and Buenos Aires. The film toplines Argentine actress Andrea Frigerio (“Rojo,” “The Distinguished Citizen”) and Spain’s Diana Gómez (“Money Heist,” “Valeria”), Artur Busquets (“Saben aquel,” “La Mesías”) and “Mudar la piel’s” Mingo Rafols.
Frigerio plays Lidia Muñoz (64), a retired woman living in Barcelona since 1978 who was forced into exile from Argentina after the military dictatorship ruling the country those years tried to kidnap her and make her disappear.
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