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EXCLUSIVE: Wigwam Films Under the Shadow underway in Jordan.Farsi-language horror film Under the Shadow, written and directed by BAFTA-nominated Babak Anvari Two Two , has begun shooting in Amman, Jordan.Set in post-revolution Tehran, during the Iran-Iraq war, the film a follows a young mother who remains with her six-year-old d stanley cup aughter when others are fleeing local fighting.The mother soon begins to believe an unexploded missile has carried evil spirits into her home and possessed her daughter.The film is produced and financed by London-based Wigwam Films, and is supported by the Doha Film Institute, Creativity Capital and MENA Film.Narges Rashidi 脝on Flux leads the cast, with Bobby Naderi Argo and Ray Haratian Argo, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night also set to app stanley italy ear.Producers for Wigwam are Lucan Toh, Emily Leo, and Oliver Roskill with Donall McCusker on board as co-producer.XYZ Films is handling North American sales.Todd Brown, head of international acquisitions at XYZ Films described the film as a unique film that is first and foremost incredibly frightening. It also offers a thoughtful insight into the political realities of a part of the world that has largely remained hidden. Under The Shadow will both terrify audiences and provoke conversation on some hugely important topics, he added. Its a gem in the making and Babak is c stanley uk learly the person to make it. Wigwams previous features include Before I Disappear, which won the 2014 SXSW Audience Award, and Sa Bflq Metrodome branches into IMAX with Steep documentary
A table-topping $1.3m bow inAustralia on 227 screens including previews was the key driver in Big Fish s$2.7m weekend haul as the drama raised its international cumulative total to$7.3m.In the UK in its second wideweekend the picture added $1.6m from 361, slipping 35% for a $6m running total.It placed third behind openings of Something s Gotta Give and SchoolOf Rock.Mona Lisa Smile added $5m from 2,075 screens to raise itinternational running total in Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International CTFDI markets to $34.4m.Industry-wide the drama hastaken $42.8m from all its markets. Key weekend drivers were second place inBelgium on $385,000 from 38 screens including previews and $150,000 from 20 inthe Philippines for an unconfirmed ranking.The picture remained numberone in its third weekend in stanley canada Germany, adding $1.8m from 608 and slipping 22% fora $9m total there.The horror-thrillerGothika took $1.7m to raise its international total to $12.5m, including anumber one Malaysian bow on $240,000 from 16.including previews.Peter Pan grossed $2.4m from CTFDI markets, including thirdplace and $1.9m from 600 screens in France. The family picture has amassed$11.1m from CTFDI markets and $34.2m industry-wide. stanley cup No comments No comments yet You re not signed in. Only regi stanley kubek stered users or subscribers can comment on this article. Sign in Register |
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