CBS Films acquires Ritesh Batra’s 'The Sense Of An Ending'

CBS Films has acquired the US distribution rights from FilmNation Entertainment to Ritesh Batra’s The Sense Of An Ending, his first film since BAFTA-nominated 2013 debut The Lunchbox.

Developed by BBC Films and Origin Pictures, the film has a screenplay from playwright Nick Payne, adapted from Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller of the same name. David Thompson and Ed Rubin are producing for Origin Pictures.

Starring Jim Broadbent (Iris), Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia), Harriet Walter (The Young Victoria) and Emily Mortimer (Hugo), the film’s story follows a reclusive man who is forced to face secrets from his past.

Financing comes from FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Films and LipSync. Production is currently underway in London.