The North American deal follows the film’s world premiere at Sundance in January and sets up a theatrical release later this year.

Michael Almereyda directed the story starring Peter Saarsgard as Stanley Milgram, who rocked the world in the 1960s with his infamous Yale study on obedience to authority.

Rounding out the key Experimenter cast are Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin, Kellan Lutz, John Leguizamo, Anthony Edwards, Josh Hamilton, Lori Singer, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Dennis Haysbert.

Uri Singer, Fabio Golombek, Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof produced.

Magnolia brokered the deal with Cinetic Media for the film-makers.