Ever since it started filming, The Beasts [+leggi anche:
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“With this movie, Sorogoyen has definitively made the leap to arthouse director,” remarked Antonio Saura to Cineuropa. The head of the Madrilenian sales agency doesn’t try to hide how proud he is to be able to include this title in his catalogue – a title that is sure to sell extremely well for all of the aforementioned reasons (a deal with Italy has already been sealed, for example). Indeed, the movie finally marks the arrival of the Stockholm [+leggi anche:
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Other features in the Latido Films catalogue include Unfinished Affairs [+leggi anche:
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Lastly, it’s worth pointing out, among others, three movies that will also enjoy a presence at Cannes’ Marché du Film thanks to Latido Films: the most recent effort by Imanol Uribe, What Lucía Saw [+leggi anche:
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