Production has commenced in Spain on the new film by award-winning writer-director Sally Potter (The Party [+leggi anche:
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The original screenplay chronicles a wild day in the life of a man on the edge, held together by the unconditional love of his daughter. That man is being played by Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe winner Javier Bardem (Everybody Knows [+leggi anche:
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In The Roads not Taken [+leggi anche:
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HanWay Films and Bleecker Street have partnered up to jointly acquire the worldwide rights. HanWay Films will handle the international sales and distribution, and will kick off sales at the upcoming European Film Market. Bleecker Street will distribute the film in the USA. Potter’s long-time collaborator Christopher Sheppard (The Party, Ginger & Rosa, Orlando) is producing through UK outfit Adventure Pictures. The film was co-developed by BBC Films and the BFI, and is being funded by HanWay Films, Bleecker Street, Ingenious Media, BBC Films, the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding), and Sweden’s Chimney Pot Sverige AB and Film i Väst.