EXCLUSIVE: May el-Toukhy’s Venice Golden Lion-winning Woman Unknown has scored multiple sales in Asia, alongside additional sales in Eastern Europe.
TrustNordisk has sold the film to Korea (At Nine Film), Japan (New Select), China (Neo Glow Culture), India (Jai Virata Entertainment), Hong Kong (First Distribution), Indonesia (Falcon), Taiwan (Swallow Wings Film), Australia and New Zealand (Rialto Distribution), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Hungary (Vertigo). The deals mean the film is close to being sold out internationally.
The deals follow on from news this week of the film’s US sale to the Cohen Media group. Previously sold territories include UK and Ireland (Vue Lumière) Germany and Austria (Weltkino), France (Memento) and Spain (Karma Films).
Woman Unknown is el-Toukhy’s third feature after 2015’s Long Story Short and 2019’s Queen Of Hearts.
It centres on a young nanny and housemaid, about to marry the wealthy older widower for whom she is working, who guards a shameful secret from World War II.
It is produced by Mikael Rieks for Nordisk Film Production A/S in co-production with Nafta Films, Nordisk Film Production Sweden and Film i Väst.
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