EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse Entertainment has acquired UK-Ireland rights to Babak Jalali’s A Town In Nova Scotia starring Bill Nighy and Makram J Khoury.
The film follows widowed Irish man Leon who, following a plea from his daughter to join her in Nova Scotia, instead launches a crusade to make his ageing Liverpool building safer after news of a tower fire in London.
On a mission alongside his neighbour and closest friend, Saleh, Leon turns their fellow residents’ quiet lives upside down in a warm story of friendship, stubbornness and small acts of defiance.
The film was developed by BBC Film and is in post-production, backed by BBC Film, BFI, Liverpool Film Office, Calculus, Hoopsa Films and Desmar.
Producers are Naima Abed and Emilie Georges for Paradise City, and Jennifer Monks for The Fold.
“Nighy is one of our most beloved actors working today, and as soon as we read this remarkable script, we knew we had to be involved,” said Picturehouse Entertainment managing director Sara Frain. Writer/director Babak Jalali has created hilarious characters and a brilliant narrative that will truly resonate with UK audiences. It’s clever, humorous, and poignant.”
The deal closed in Cannes, with Paradise City Sales handling sales. Jalali’s Fremont debuted at Sundance in 2023, and won best director at Karlovy Vary.
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