IFC nabs “Inescapable” Syria-set thriller September 20, 2012 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to writer/director Ruba Nadda’s Inescapable from Myriad Pictures. The thriller, which stars Alexander Siddiq, Joshua Jackson and Marisa Tomei, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter said. The film is the story of a Syrian expatriate, played by Siddiq, whose journalist daughter goes missing in Damascus. He returns to his homeland to search for her with the help of a former lover (Tomei) and an embassy official (Jackson.) It was produced by Daniel Ironand Lance Samuels. Killer Films’ Christine Vachon, Myriad’s Kirk D’Amico and Alliance Films’ Mark Slone served as executive producer. Alliance Films is distributing in Canada. IFC released Nadda’s last film, Cairo Time, which also starred Siddig, domestically in 2010. "We're all very happy to be working with the wonderfully talented Ruba Nadda again on her follow-up to Cairo Time which was a great success for us,” Jonathan Sehring, president, Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said. The deal was negotiated by D’Amico and The Gersh Agency, who were co-selling the film for the U.S., and Arianna Bocco, senior vp, acquisitions & co production, Sundance Selects/IFC Films. Myriad Pictures is handling the film internationally, and Alliance Films is distributing in Canada. Partner news  Top stories The winner, Denmark, and the runner-up Azerbaijan have found themselves in the center of a scandal which put their victory in question. “Love and War” is planned as a three-part love story about a woman and a man at war, with the latter eventually becoming a monk. The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew. Manzarek formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts.Baku says OSCE Minsk Group activity yielded “certain results” Bahar Muradova says the report of the political committee of the OSCE PA summer session comprises provisions on the conflict. |
