Ahead of Cannes, Mubi snatched up rights to several international territories for its film He hopesThe new sci-fi action film by South Korean director Na Hong-Ji (Wailing, Yellow sea), which will premiere in the Cannes competition lineup later this month.
Mubi has acquired all rights to He hopes In Latin America, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey. The company will announce plans for the theatrical release of Hope in the coming months. After the theatrical release, the film will move to Mubi’s streaming platform.
He hopes The film takes place in Hope Harbour, a remote village near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. News of a tiger’s appearance sparks panic in the village, but as the local police chief investigates, he finds an even more shocking truth.
The film stars Korean stars Hwang Jung-min (Wailing), Zhou In Song (Moving) and Hoyun (Squid game), alongside Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell, and Cameron Brittona. The film is produced by Na’s production company, Forged Films, and Plus M Entertainment, which is also handling international sales.
Mubi was successful in several acquisitions it made at Cannes last year, including the acquisition of Joachim Trier. Emotional valueClipper de Mendonça Filho Secret agentAnd Jafar Panahi It was just an accident. Mubi is a producer in Paweł Pawlikowski Homelandwhich also premiered at Cannes this year, and is highly anticipated by Jean Schönbrunn Teen sex and death in Miasma campwhich will be the opening film for the Un Concern Regard sidebar.
Na is repped by UTA, M3 Global Strategy, Ziffren Brittenham and Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis. Vikander is repped by UTA, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern and Tapestry. Russell is repped by UTA, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Chicora & Clark. Fassbender is repped by Conor McCaughan, Range Media Partners, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern and Tapestry. Hoyeon is repped by CAA, BH Entertainment, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern (SOWDLLP), and Apex PR. Britton is repped by UTA, Venture Entertainment Partners, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.
