Kino Lorber has acquired US distribution rights for the Chilean period of mystery Collapsethe second feature from actress-turned-writer/director Manuela Martelli (God won’t help, the future), which had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The company will release the film theatrically in early 2027, followed by a digital, educational and home video release.
Writer-director Martelly’s follow-up to the political thriller set in the era of General Augusto Pinochet Chile ’76 Stars Maya O’Rourke, Maya Rae Domagala, Saskia Rosendahl, Jakub Gerzal, Paulina Urrutia and Mauricio Bisutich. Hollywood Reporter The film was screened as a hidden gem of the Cannes 2026 programme.
Set in 1992, just two years after the end of the Pinochet regime and in the midst of Chile’s “economic miracle,” nine-year-old Inés is staying at her grandparents’ ski resort in the Andes while her parents attend a business conference in Seville. She befriends Hanna, a German teenager training to be a competitive skater while rebelling against the constraints of her structured life. When Hannah disappears without a trace and her mother enlists Ennis’s help as a translator, the search for the missing teen raises questions and uncovers hidden truths that test the young girl’s loyalty and echo the dark history of her country.
The deal for Collapse It was negotiated by Kino Lorber Vice President of Acquisitions Karoliina Dwyer and Alex C. Lo of Cinema Inutile.
In addition to the US deal, the film was sold internationally by Alice Lesort of Les Films du Losange to France (Les Films du Losange), Benelux (Imagine), Switzerland (Trigon-Film), Portugal (Leopardo Filmes), Greece (Weird Wave), Turkey (Chantier Films), Iceland (Bíó Paradís), Poland (Cinobo), CIS excluding Ukraine and Baltic (global distribution). The film will also be distributed in Chile (El Camino), Spain (Elastica) and Mexico (Piano).
“I’m very excited to renew our collaboration with Kino Lorber and Trigon Film, [which] Released Chile ’76 “In the United States and Switzerland,” Martelli said. “And it’s very encouraging to know that.” Collapse It will have a life in many areas. This is what ultimately gives the film its true meaning and purpose: to reach people.
She stressed:Collapse It deals with a moment in Chilean history when democracy was just beginning to recover after a long period of dictatorship. I hope this practice of revisiting history will resonate with audiences around the world and help us feel closer to each other. In the end, I think our histories are often more connected and similar than we realize.
Dwyer said that Kino Lorber was “delighted” to return to working with Martelly, stressing that “her previous film Chile ’76 It was a huge hit with American critics and audiences alike. She added: “With Collapse“, has once again masterfully used elements of mystery/thriller filmmaking to explore Chile’s political history from the perspective of strong, complex heroines.”
Collapse It is produced by Alejandra Garcia for Ronda Cine in Chile, Alex C. Lo for Cinema Inutile in the US and Andres Wood for Wood Producciones in Chile. It was co-produced by María Zamora for Elastica Films in Spain, Julio Chavezmontes for Piano in Mexico, and Pablo Díaz for Fundación Río in Chile.
