Haifaa Al Mansour’s Thriller ‘Unidentified’ Pre-Sells To Key European Territories For Rebranded Paradise City Sales
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Saudi director Haifaa Al Mansour’s thriller Unidentified has secured distribution in a raft of territories out of the European Film Market.
Paris-based Paradise City Film, which recently rebranded from Memento International, has unveiled pre-sales to France (KMBO), Spain (Madfer Films, Alfa Pictures), Italy (Eagle Pictures), Benelux (Imagine Film), Scandinavia (Triart Film) and Greece (Cinobo).
Unidentified marks Al Mansour’s first movie in her native Saudi Arabia since the 2019 drama The Perfect Candidate and reunites her with its star Mila Al Zahrani.
The film is currently in post-production and is expected to launch as a major film festival over the summer. The European deals follow hot-on-the heels of Sony Pictures Classics’ multi-territory acquisition of rights for North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and worldwide airlines, announced ahead of the EFM.
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