The final week of filming, involving a few days in Albania, is now underway on Kanun [+leggi anche:
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Written by the director (who also co-penned The Night Eats the World [+leggi anche:
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Kanun is produced by Aimée Buidine and Julien Madon on behalf of Cheyenne Federation and is co-produced by Belgian group Polar Bear. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film (which was shot over the course of five weeks, overall) also enjoys the support of Screen Flanders and the SOFICA company Sofitvciné. Distribution in France will be steered by The Jokers whilst international sales fall to Other Angle Pictures.

For the record, Cheyenne Federation recently supplied TF1 with the series Une affaire française (also created and co-written by Jérémie Guez) and is currently producing the documentary miniseries Notre-Dame, la Part du feu [+leggi anche:
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