So we’re potentially looking at four of the five nominees being housed under one roof domestically. Interesting. The press release, in part:
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all US rights to the Dutch film, WINTER IN WARTIME from High Point Films, the theatrical division of Carey Fitzgerald’s London based High Point Media Group. Negotiating the deal was Sony Pictures Classics’ Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Production, Dylan Leiner and High Point’s Director of Theatrical Sales and Marketing, Elisar Cabrera. The film is directed by Martin Koolhoven (SCHNITZEL PARADISE) and is produced by Els Vandevorst (co-produced Lars Von Trier’s MANDERLAY and DOGVILLE), and San Fu Maltha (BLACK BOOK).
“WINTER IN WARTIME, beautifully realized by director Martin Koolhoven, takes a fresh look at Dutch resistance from the perspective of a 13 year old child. This film is the kind of emotionally engaging drama that has consistently achieved success with American audiences,” said Sony Pictures Classics.
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7 responses to “Sony Classics nabs Dutch foreign Oscar entry”
Cool. It sounds good.
I’ve been curious to see this one.
WW2?
From the perspective of a child?
Just give it the Oscar now.
Yes, I love it. The attention, the movie and the nomination it will get!
So Sony has this rights and the ones of The Secret in Their Eyes?
White Ribbon and A Prophet, too.
This movie completely felt like an Oscar worthy movie until I got to the last 30 minutes and then it felt like a mediocre action flick.