Rúnar Rúnarsson’s Toronto-Bound Icelandic Movie ‘When the Light Breaks’ Set for Theatrical Distribution Nearly Worldwide (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent In the run up to its North American premiere at Toronto Film Festival, Rúnar Rúnarsson’s Icelandic film “When the Light Breaks” has been picked by international distributors.
The critically acclaimed movie world premiered at Cannes and is being handled by Paris-based The Party Film Sales. Shot in 16mm, the movie stars Elín Hall (“Let Me Fall”) as Una, whom Rúnarsson previously described in an interview with Variety as an “outsider in the events that unfold around her, even though she is in fact at their center.” It marks Rúnarsson’s fourth feature.
He broke through internationally in 2008 with his Oscar-nominated short “Two Birds.” He went on to helm the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2011 entry “Volcano,” San Sebastian 2015 winner “Sparrows “ and 2019 Valladolid and Lübeck fest winner “Echo.” Following its premiere at Cannes and screenings at Karlovy Vary and Munich FilmFest, The Party Film Sales closed theatrical deals for “When the Light Breaks” in Japan (Bitters End), U.K.
and Ireland (Modern Films), Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen), Taiwan (Proview Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Palace Films), Portugal (Nitrato), Sweden (Njuta), China (Hugoeast), Brazil (Imovision), Czech Republic & Slovakia (Vertigo), India (Bigtree Entertainment) and Ukraine (Kiyvmusicfilm).
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