Jason Hallerstein’s New North American Distribution Label 1-2 Special Makes First Acquisition
deadline.comJason Hellerstein’s new film distribution company has acquired North American rights to Radu Jude’s new film Kontinental ’25 in its first acquisition since launching this month.
Hallerstein acquired the existential black comedy out of the Berlinale, where the film world premiered in competition, winning Jude the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Award from the jury presided over by Todd Haynes.
Maverick Romanian director Jude previously won Berlin’s Golden Bear in 2021 for his pandemic era-shot drama Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn, while his next film Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World won the Special Jury prize in Locarno in 2023 and was Romania‘s Oscar entry for the 96th awards.
Set in the picturesque city of Cluj in Transylvania, Jude’s new film follows bailiff Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) who has to evict a homeless man who lives in the basement of a building.
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