By the time we meet them, Chatila and Reda already are down in the lower depths. Cousins from Palestine, they have spent much of their lives living as refugees on the run. Having made it as far as Athens, a kind of holding zone for people from the Middle East trying to slip into Europe, they are trying to scrape together money to get to Germany.
Ferrety Chatila (Mahmood Bakri) is masterminding the cousins’ next fundraising operation in one of Athens’s pleasantly proletarian parks, directing his sweet-faced cousin Reda (Aram Sabbah) to fall over on his skateboard in front of a middle-aged woman who almost certainly will help him. Chatila’s job is to snatch her handbag and run. It’s mean, it’s shabby, and it’s miserably cheap. Their mark’s purse contains 5 euros, the price of a couple of coffees. They won’t be able to...
Ferrety Chatila (Mahmood Bakri) is masterminding the cousins’ next fundraising operation in one of Athens’s pleasantly proletarian parks, directing his sweet-faced cousin Reda (Aram Sabbah) to fall over on his skateboard in front of a middle-aged woman who almost certainly will help him. Chatila’s job is to snatch her handbag and run. It’s mean, it’s shabby, and it’s miserably cheap. Their mark’s purse contains 5 euros, the price of a couple of coffees. They won’t be able to...
- 5/24/2024
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
The brilliant Palestinian-Danish documentarian Mahdi Fleifel (“A World Not Ours”) leaps successfully into fiction with a feature debut that borrows a narrative container from “Midnight Cowboy” and a tormented soul that is all Palestinian.
The film opens with a quote from the celebrated Palestinian scholar, Edward Said: “In a way, it’s a sort of fate of Palestinians not to end up where they started, but somewhere unexpected and far away.” These words have been cutting since the moment they were first spoken years ago, but released into the world now during the horrific genocide in Gaza, they have an extra, desperate bite, as another generation is forced to seek displacement as the only alternative to violent death. Premiering at Cannes in this climate, Fleifel’s portrait of two individual characters asks questions that cannot be confined to the screen. Where do you belong after you have been driven from your homeland?...
The film opens with a quote from the celebrated Palestinian scholar, Edward Said: “In a way, it’s a sort of fate of Palestinians not to end up where they started, but somewhere unexpected and far away.” These words have been cutting since the moment they were first spoken years ago, but released into the world now during the horrific genocide in Gaza, they have an extra, desperate bite, as another generation is forced to seek displacement as the only alternative to violent death. Premiering at Cannes in this climate, Fleifel’s portrait of two individual characters asks questions that cannot be confined to the screen. Where do you belong after you have been driven from your homeland?...
- 5/22/2024
- by Sophie Monks Kaufman
- Indiewire
Danish-Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel’s assured fiction debut opens in a typical town square in contemporary Athens. The square is leafy and shaded, with plentiful orange trees, but it’s not prettified or bourgeois. The people hanging out there are a mixture of tourists, locals and those of indeterminate status, including Chatila (Mahmood Bakri) and Reda (Aram Sabbah), a couple of young men seemingly watching the world go by on a nice day in the city. They observe a small boy jumping to snatch an orange from a tree, before setting their sights on an older woman relaxing on a bench. Chatila confirms her as their target and the pair set in motion a modest and well-rehearsed bag-snatching scam.
It’s the first of many attempts the pair will make to raise money. Chatila and Reda are Palestinians, stuck in Athens, hoping to reach Germany. The duo are cousins, and...
It’s the first of many attempts the pair will make to raise money. Chatila and Reda are Palestinians, stuck in Athens, hoping to reach Germany. The duo are cousins, and...
- 5/22/2024
- by Catherine Bray
- Variety Film + TV
Greece’s Homemade Films has boarded Mahdi Fleifel’s upcoming feature “Men in the Sun,” currently in the final stages of development. The story, set in Athens, will deal with masculinity, exile and loss, showing young refugees in their 20s hustling to survive in the urban pressure cooker.
The company is also ready to start shooting Sofia Exarchou’s “Animal,” co-producing with Nabis Filmgroup, Ars Ltd., Digital Cube and Felony Productions.
Furthermore, its founder Maria Drandaki recently presented new projects at Venice Gap-Financing Market. “Arcadia,” directed by Yorgos Zois, will see Homemade Films joining forces with Foss Production and Red Carpet. “Titanic Ocean” by Konstantina Kotzamani will be shot in Japan and Singapore in 2023.
“I’m very excited to be working with this group of directors on a variety of different genres that span from drama to fantasy and mystery,” says Drandaki. She added that she is very interested in...
The company is also ready to start shooting Sofia Exarchou’s “Animal,” co-producing with Nabis Filmgroup, Ars Ltd., Digital Cube and Felony Productions.
Furthermore, its founder Maria Drandaki recently presented new projects at Venice Gap-Financing Market. “Arcadia,” directed by Yorgos Zois, will see Homemade Films joining forces with Foss Production and Red Carpet. “Titanic Ocean” by Konstantina Kotzamani will be shot in Japan and Singapore in 2023.
“I’m very excited to be working with this group of directors on a variety of different genres that span from drama to fantasy and mystery,” says Drandaki. She added that she is very interested in...
- 9/10/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: German sales firm Beta Cinema has revealed multiple deals for BIFA-nominated psychological-thriller Kindred.
The UK feature debut, starring Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family) and BAFTA-winner Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), has sold to Sky Cinema for the UK and Ireland, Signature Entertainment for Australia/New Zealand and South Africa, Imagine Film for Benelux, Russian World Vision for Cis and Empire Networks for the Middle East. Beta will continue sales at the upcoming virtual EFM.
In Kindred, plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has bad intentions for her unborn child.
Directed by Joe Marcantonio, the film was previously released by IFC Midnight in the U.S. Actor Lowden and producer Dominic Norris (Modern Life Is Rubbish) produce through their recently-launched Scotland-based production banner Reiver Pictures.
Also among cast are Chloe Pirrie (The Queen’s Gambit) and Edward Holcroft...
The UK feature debut, starring Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family) and BAFTA-winner Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), has sold to Sky Cinema for the UK and Ireland, Signature Entertainment for Australia/New Zealand and South Africa, Imagine Film for Benelux, Russian World Vision for Cis and Empire Networks for the Middle East. Beta will continue sales at the upcoming virtual EFM.
In Kindred, plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has bad intentions for her unborn child.
Directed by Joe Marcantonio, the film was previously released by IFC Midnight in the U.S. Actor Lowden and producer Dominic Norris (Modern Life Is Rubbish) produce through their recently-launched Scotland-based production banner Reiver Pictures.
Also among cast are Chloe Pirrie (The Queen’s Gambit) and Edward Holcroft...
- 2/19/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This weekend, Focus Features will bring to theaters the feature adaptation of Let Him Go starring Oscar winner Kevin Costner and Oscar nominee Diane Lane.
Directed and written by Thomas Bezucha, the suspense thriller is based on Larry Watson’s popular 2013 novel of the same name. The story follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) after they lose their son. They leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy (Lesley Manville). When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, George and Margaret are left with no choice but to fight for their family.
Pete Hammond said in his Deadline review: “The deliberately paced film works on several levels as a portrait of a comfortable but loving marriage marred by a seismic event,...
Directed and written by Thomas Bezucha, the suspense thriller is based on Larry Watson’s popular 2013 novel of the same name. The story follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) after they lose their son. They leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy (Lesley Manville). When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, George and Margaret are left with no choice but to fight for their family.
Pete Hammond said in his Deadline review: “The deliberately paced film works on several levels as a portrait of a comfortable but loving marriage marred by a seismic event,...
- 11/6/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Arriving in select theaters and on VOD and digital platforms this Friday is Kindred, co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Joe Marcantonio. The film follows a grieving mother-to-be named Charlotte (played by Tamara Lawrence) who ends up staying with the mother (Fiona Shaw) and brother (Jack Lowden) of her deceased boyfriend. The longer Charlotte lives at their remote family estate, the more she begins to become suspicious of their motives, and she begins to fear for both her safety and the well-being of her unborn child.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Marcantonio about his transition into feature filmmaking for Kindred, and he discussed the personal inspiration behind the project’s story, his approach to the characters and more.
Kindred is being released this Friday, courtesy of IFC Midnight.
So first of all, congratulations on Kindred, Joe. I was completely shocked that this is your first feature,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Marcantonio about his transition into feature filmmaking for Kindred, and he discussed the personal inspiration behind the project’s story, his approach to the characters and more.
Kindred is being released this Friday, courtesy of IFC Midnight.
So first of all, congratulations on Kindred, Joe. I was completely shocked that this is your first feature,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Long before Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance) discovers she is pregnant, the young Brit has reason to worry about her kind boyfriend Ben’s (Edward Holcroft) genetic and genealogical contributions. Ben is wonderful, but his family — rich estate dwellers, no father, a high-strung mother, and a weirdo “stepbrother” Ben can’t stand — are not quite right. There’s the desperation his mother Margaret (Fiona Shaw) displays whenever Ben comes around, the overly solicitous way that interloping sort-of sibling Thomas (Jack Lowden) does everything, the sense the family estate seems bent on holding them all together. Charlotte doesn’t even know if she wants to be a mother, but maybe it will be okay if she and Ben can break free of the oppressive English countryside he was born in and make their way, as planned, to a fresh start in Australia.
That’s not to be. In his elegant and unsettling feature directorial debut,...
That’s not to be. In his elegant and unsettling feature directorial debut,...
- 11/2/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Beloved actress Fiona Shaw has been keeping busy in recent years, thanks to turns in everything from “Killing Eve” to the upcoming historical drama “Ammonite,” but few of the BAFTA-winning star’s roles feel quite so delightfully suited for her than her starring work in Joe Marcantonio’s upcoming psychological horror thriller “Kindred.” In the film, which also stars rising talents Tamara Lawrance and Jack Lowden, Shaw gets to make a meal out of the kind of part she was born to play: nutty mother-in-law of your nightmares.
The film follows Lawrance as Charlotte, a young Brit stunned by the one-two punch of learning she’s pregnant and losing her beloved boyfriend soon after. Shaken to her core and without much support in the English countryside she’s desperate to get out of, Charlotte gets tangled up with her dead partner’s creepy family, who are a little too excited about the impending birth.
The film follows Lawrance as Charlotte, a young Brit stunned by the one-two punch of learning she’s pregnant and losing her beloved boyfriend soon after. Shaken to her core and without much support in the English countryside she’s desperate to get out of, Charlotte gets tangled up with her dead partner’s creepy family, who are a little too excited about the impending birth.
- 10/1/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Arriving in select theaters, digital and VOD on November 6th, here's a look at the official trailer for Kindred from IFC Midnight:
"When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident, mother-to-be Charlotte collapses upon receiving the news. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother, Margaret, and his controlling stepbrother, Thomas. They are determined to care for her, at least until the baby arrives. Grief stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte accepts their help. But as the days go by and her visions intensify, she begins to doubt the family's intentions and her suspicions grow that they may be trying to control her and her unborn baby."
"Kindred is led by exquisite performances from break-out star Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song), BAFTA Award nominee Jack Lowden, BAFTA...
"When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident, mother-to-be Charlotte collapses upon receiving the news. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother, Margaret, and his controlling stepbrother, Thomas. They are determined to care for her, at least until the baby arrives. Grief stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte accepts their help. But as the days go by and her visions intensify, she begins to doubt the family's intentions and her suspicions grow that they may be trying to control her and her unborn baby."
"Kindred is led by exquisite performances from break-out star Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song), BAFTA Award nominee Jack Lowden, BAFTA...
- 10/1/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
IFC has announced that they have acquired North American rights to Kindred, with plans to release the film this November:
From the Press Release: IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Kindred, directed by Joe Marcantonio and produced by Dominic Norris & Jack Lowden of Reiver Pictures. Kindred explores themes of control and a young woman’s struggle with the slow breakdown of her own sense of reality in this twisted psychological drama, with a screenplay by Marcantonio and Jason McColgan. The film stars a breakout performance by Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song), Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), and Edward Holcroft. John Keville & Morgan Bushe of Fastnet Films serve as Executive Producers alongside Norman Merry & Peter Hampden of Lipsync Productions, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross of Head Gear Films, Serotonin Films and Gareth Wiley. IFC Midnight will release the film on November 6th, 2020. When her...
From the Press Release: IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Kindred, directed by Joe Marcantonio and produced by Dominic Norris & Jack Lowden of Reiver Pictures. Kindred explores themes of control and a young woman’s struggle with the slow breakdown of her own sense of reality in this twisted psychological drama, with a screenplay by Marcantonio and Jason McColgan. The film stars a breakout performance by Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song), Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), and Edward Holcroft. John Keville & Morgan Bushe of Fastnet Films serve as Executive Producers alongside Norman Merry & Peter Hampden of Lipsync Productions, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross of Head Gear Films, Serotonin Films and Gareth Wiley. IFC Midnight will release the film on November 6th, 2020. When her...
- 7/31/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: IFC Midnight we have learned has acquired North American rights to the Joe Marcantonio psychological drama Kindred which they’re planning to open on Nov. 6.
Kindred follows mother-to-be Charlotte. She collapses upon receiving the news that her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother, Margaret, and his controlling stepbrother, Thomas. They are determined to care for her, at least until the baby arrives. Grief stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte accepts their help. But as the days go by she begins to doubt their intentions and her suspicions grow. Are they drugging her and keeping her captive, with the aim of taking her unborn baby? As her visions intensify and the haze of lies grows, Charlotte decides that her...
Kindred follows mother-to-be Charlotte. She collapses upon receiving the news that her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother, Margaret, and his controlling stepbrother, Thomas. They are determined to care for her, at least until the baby arrives. Grief stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte accepts their help. But as the days go by she begins to doubt their intentions and her suspicions grow. Are they drugging her and keeping her captive, with the aim of taking her unborn baby? As her visions intensify and the haze of lies grows, Charlotte decides that her...
- 7/29/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Beta Cinema handles international sales
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Joe Marcantonio’s psychological drama Kindred and has set a November 6 release.
Beta Cinema handles international sales on the story of a pregnant women who is taken into care by the overbearing family of her recently deceased boyfriend.
Unsure whether the family mean harm or if she is succumbing to strange visions, she plots her escape.
Tamara Lawrance stars with Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw, and Edward Holcroft.
Marcantonio and Jason McColgan co-wrote the screenplay. Dominic Norris and Lowden of Reiver Pictures produced.
John Keville and Morgan Bushe...
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Joe Marcantonio’s psychological drama Kindred and has set a November 6 release.
Beta Cinema handles international sales on the story of a pregnant women who is taken into care by the overbearing family of her recently deceased boyfriend.
Unsure whether the family mean harm or if she is succumbing to strange visions, she plots her escape.
Tamara Lawrance stars with Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw, and Edward Holcroft.
Marcantonio and Jason McColgan co-wrote the screenplay. Dominic Norris and Lowden of Reiver Pictures produced.
John Keville and Morgan Bushe...
- 7/29/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Previously worked together on ‘Calibre’.
Following their successful collaboration on Scottish thriller Calibre, German sales powerhouse Beta Cinema and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2014 Jack Lowden are partnering again on new thriller Corvidae.
Beta Cinema has taken global rights excluding North America to the psychological thriller, which is directed by Joe Marcantonio and stars Lowden, Tamara Lawrance and Fiona Shaw. UTA will handle the North American sale.
When her boyfriend dies suddenly in an accident, a psychologically fragile mother-to-be is taken in by his family, who seem increasingly obsessed with her every move. Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, her suspicions grow about...
Following their successful collaboration on Scottish thriller Calibre, German sales powerhouse Beta Cinema and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2014 Jack Lowden are partnering again on new thriller Corvidae.
Beta Cinema has taken global rights excluding North America to the psychological thriller, which is directed by Joe Marcantonio and stars Lowden, Tamara Lawrance and Fiona Shaw. UTA will handle the North American sale.
When her boyfriend dies suddenly in an accident, a psychologically fragile mother-to-be is taken in by his family, who seem increasingly obsessed with her every move. Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, her suspicions grow about...
- 2/8/2019
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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