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Source: Courtesy of SIFF

Suro

UK sales outfit Reason8 has sealed key deals across Europe and Latin America on Mikel Gurrea’s San Sebastian award-winning drama Suro.

Screen Spain Star of Tomorrow Gurrea’s debut has sold for theatrical distribution to Tamasa Distribution for French-speaking Europe and J&J Films for Dutch-speaking Benelux.

Encripta acquired all rights for Latin America, while HBO CEE took pay TV and SVOD rights for Central and Eastern Europe, to air in June.

As previously announced, A Contracorriente Films has Spanish rights.

Suro stars Vicky Luengo and Paul Lopez and follows a couple as they set out to build a new life in the cork-tree forests. Lastor Media, Malmo Pictures and Irusoin produce.

The title scooped the Irizar Basque film award and Fipresci award at Sab Sebastian.