Indie Gross sales has boarded Philippe Van Leeuw’s “The Wall,” an English-language movie headlined by rising star Vicky Krieps (“Phantom Thread,” “Bergman Island”) and set on the border of Mexico and Arizona.
“The Wall” follows Jessica Comley (“Krieps”), a dedicated and zealous border patrol agent who sooner or later loses management and kills a innocent migrant in entrance of three witnesses: her colleague, who tries to cowl the crime, and a Native American man along with his grandson.
Van Leeuw is a Belgian filmmaker recognized for his politically-minded movies, together with “Insyriated,” which received the Berlinale viewers award in 2017, in addition to “The Day God Walked Away” which earned San Sebastian pageant’s New Director Award in 2009. With “The Wall,” Van Leew stated he wished to painting “as we speak’s America.”
Indie Gross sales is dealing with world rights on the anticipated function and can launch it on the European Movie Market.
“We’re proud to work with a director whose expertise has been confirmed,” stated Nicolas Eschbach, Indie Gross sales CEO and co-founder. “Vicky Krieps will stand out as a border patrol agent dropping management on this very topical movie echoing points over the U.S. border,” added the manager.
Krieps, who was born in Luxembourg, has been within the worldwide highlight since starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread.” She lately appeared in M. Night time Shyamalan’s “Previous.” She had two motion pictures enjoying finally 12 months’s Cannes Movie Pageant: Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Bergman Island” and Mathieu Amalric’s “Maintain Me Tight.” Her upcoming tasks embody Pathé’s big-budgeted “The Three Musketeers – D’Artagnan” and “The Three Musketeers – Milady,” based mostly on Alexandre Dumas’ traditional French masterpiece.
“The Wall” is produced by Guillaume Malandrin for Altitude 100 Manufacturing (“Insyriated”) with Movies Fauves in Luxembourg, Beo Movies in Denmark and U.S. banner Monsoon Manufacturing Service. Now in put up, the film is predicted to be delivered within the Fall and will probably be launched theatrically in Belgium by O’Brother Distribution.
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