EXCLUSIVE: Conic has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Gabe Klinger’s Brazilian drama Isabel.
The film had its world premiere in Panorama at Berlin Film Festival in February, before playing at Sydney in June. It has upcoming festival bookings at Zurich and Rio de Janeiro film festivals, before a UK premiere at BFI London Film Festival next week.
Conic will release Isabel in UK-Ireland cinemas in early 2027.
Isabel stars Marina Person as a passionate sommelier determined to leave her job at a Michelin-starred Sao Paulo restaurant and realise her dream of opening a neighbourhood wine bar. As mounting financial pressures and shifting personal relationships threaten her plans, Isabel is forced to confront the realities of pursuing her dreams on her own terms.
Person co-wrote the film with Klinger, for whom Isabel is a second feature after 2016’s Porto.
The film is produced by Rodrigo Teixeira’s RT Features and Michael Richter for A Major Production, alongside Laila Pas, João Pereira-Webber, Berta Marchiori, Giovanni Labadessa, and co-produced by Frederic Corvez for Urban Factory. Executive producers are Taylor Waddell, Gill Holland, Aaron Linkow, James Cypress, Christian Todie, Piccolo Sood, Divya Thomas, Vikrant Chopra and Co-Executive Producers are Ashwani Chopra, Omri Cohen. Waleska Schumacher is associate producer. Urban Sales handles international sales.
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