the tunnel photo by Sjur Aarthun

Source: Sjur Aarthun

‘The Tunnel’

TrustNordisk has closed further deals on Pål Øie’s Norwegian disaster film The Tunnel.

New deals include for France (Mediawan), Japan (IPA), Taiwan (Catchplay), Russia (Capella), Poland (Telewizja Puls), and Hong Kong (Sundream).

The film, written by Kjersti Helen Rasmussen, is based a real-life incident about families and tourists trapped in a blazing tunnel by a blizzard.

Budgeted at $3.9m (€3.5m), the film is now in production with a local release planned by Nordisk at Christmas.