02/02/2017 - The company will be at Berlin selling the Luxembourgian director’s film, which will be unveiled in the Forum, in addition to the forthcoming movies by Bruno Dumont and Sharunas Bartas

Launched in October 2015, Paris-based international sales agent Luxbox has rapidly carved out a niche for itself among its peers, thanks particularly to Hedi [+see also:
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film profile] by Boo Junfeng and Mimosas [+see also:
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interview: Oliver Laxe
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Luxbox will be able to rely on Barrage [+see also:
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film profile] by Luxembourgian director Laura Schroeder, which will have its world premiere at Berlin, in the Forum section. With a cast including Lolita Chammah, Themis Pauwels and Isabelle Huppert, the film (which boasts a screenplay written by the director and Marie Nimier) sees 30-year-old Catherine come back to resettle in Luxembourg in order to re-establish contact with her daughter, Alba, who is now ten years old and was entrusted to her mother, Élisabeth, as a baby. Alba is cold and distant with this stranger who has decided to barge back into her life. One day, after Élisabeth has finally agreed to let Catherine spend a few hours with her daughter, Alba hurts her arm. Worried about how Élisabeth will react, Catherine abducts Alba and takes her to the family chalet... The feature was produced by Red Lion with Entre Chien et Loup and Mact Productions. 

Also standing out on Luxbox’s Berlin slate are two tantalising titles in post-production. Shot last summer, shrouded in the utmost secrecy, Jeannette [+see also:
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film profile]. For the record, Bruno Dumont has taken part in the Cannes competition three times (with Humanity and Flanders [+see also:
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film profile] last year). On the Croisette, he also picked up a Special Mention for the Caméra d’Or in 1997 with The Life of Jesus, and presented Hors Satan [+see also:
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interview: Bruno Dumont
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At the EFM, Luxbox will also be pre-selling Frost [+see also:
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Lastly, we should note the market screening on the cards for Marija [+see also:
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(Translated from French)