TrustNordisk Boards ‘Hope Helmer’ Maria Sødahl’s ‘The Last Resort,’ Starring Esben Smet, Danica Curcic (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Scandinavia’s heavyweight sales outfit TrustNordisk has picked up international rights to the “The Last Resort” (“Ø”) by Maria Sødahl.
The Norwegian writer-director’s previous drama “Hope,” starring Stellan Skarsgård and Andrea Bræin Hovig, earned her an Oscar shortlist berth in 2021.
In her first Danish pic, co-penned with Eske Troelstrup (“Shadow of Victory”) and Therese Hasman, top actors Danica Curcic (“The Chestnut Man,” “Silent Heart)” and Esben Smed (“Families Like Ours,” “A Fortunate Man)” star as a couple, holidaying in an exclusive resort on a Greek Island with their daughters.
When a stranger suddenly approaches them and asks for help, they agree to assist him, but as he asks for more, they start fearing for their own safety. “My previous films are shamelessly autobiographical,” Sødahl said. “The Last Resort” opens for a larger story with a more complex universe.
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