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by Jay A. Fernandez
Thu Jun 14 13:14:51 EDT 2012
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Film Movement Acquires Elie Wajeman's Cannes Drama 'Alyah'

Film Movement has acquired North American rights to French writer-director Elie Wajeman’s drama “Alyah,” which had its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The specialty distributor will release the film theatrically in New York and on VOD day-and-date in early 2013

Wajeman’s debut feature follows the struggles of a twenty-seven-year-old Parisian drug dealer with a dependent brother who sees a different potential future in a move to Tel Aviv to work for a cousin opening a restaurant, though it means leaving his friends and lovers behind.

“The Directors’ Fortnight selection this year was particularly strong, and we’re proud to be able to announce the acquisition of yet another first film from that program, this time by a French director, the talented Elie Wajeman,” said Film Movement exec Rebeca Conget, who negotiated the deal with REZO’s Sébastien Chesneau. “Mr. Wajeman has concocted a smart, sophisticated and entertaining thriller that has no car chases, no gunshots, no strident score, and yet manages to be suspenseful and exciting throughout.”

New York City-based Film Movement has recently released “Helena From the Wedding,” “Corpo Celeste” and “The Off Hours.” The company also picked up William Vega’s Cannes 2012 drama “La sirga.”

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TAGS: Alyah, Cannes Film Festival, Film Movement, Acquisitions

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  • jingmei | Mon Nov 05 21:28:05 EST 2012Reply

    Just read this awesome info. Glad to see this french film has been already done domestically, so look forward to it. Like the actor of it.

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