Irish Sundance Hit ‘Kneecap’ Lands Further Sales for Charades in Germany, Australia, Spain and More (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAlex Ritman “Kneecap,” the wildly raucous comedy biopic about the Irish rap group that became one of the unexpected hits of this year’s Sundance, has scored more international sales.
The film, the debut feature of director Rich Peppiatt starring the band members as themselves along with Michael Fassbender, was already picked up in Park City by Sony Pictures Classics, which acquired all rights to the title for North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.
Now, the Irish-language feature has landed further territories deals for Charades, including Germany (Atlas Films), Australia and New Zealand (Madman), Spain (Filmin), Portugal (Pris Audiovisuals), Greece (Cinobo), Benelux (September Film Distribution), Switzerland (Atlas Film) and Airlines (Aardwold).
Variety understands that the sales company is currently in discussion with distributors in the Nordics. Meanwhile, the film will be distributed by Curzon in the U.K.
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