‘William Tell,’ Starring Claes Bang, Golshifteh Farahani, Sells Across Europe for Beta Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has closed a slew of international territory sales on its resistance epic “William Tell,” Nick Hamm’s adaptation of Friedrich Schiller’s play.
WME Independent represents domestic rights. The film, which is in post, stars Claes Bang (“The Square,” “Dracula”), Golshifteh Farahani (“Paterson,” “Extraction”), Connor Swindells (“Barbie,” “Sex Education”), Jonah Hauer-King (“The Little Mermaid,” ”The Tattooist of Auschwitz”) and Ben Kingsley, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Ellie Bamber, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham and Jonathan Pryce.
Beta Cinema has closed deals with SF Studios (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland), Beta Fiction (Spain), Eagle Pictures (Italy), Dutch Filmworks (Benelux), Pris Audiovisuais (Portugal), Monolith Films (Poland), Cinemart (Czech Republic), Blitz (Former Yugoslavia), ADS (Hungary and Romania), Beta Film (Bulgaria), TFG (Greece), Ukraine (Top Film) and the Plot Pictures (Middle East and Turkey).
The story unfolds in the 14th century amid the waning days of the Holy Roman Empire, when Europe’s nations fiercely vie for supremacy and the ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach on Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation.
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