Gaumont touches buyers with thought provoking drama “Heaven Will Wait” September 9, 2016 - 18:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gaumont has closed a raft of deals on Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar’s “Heaven Will Wait”, a thought-provoking French drama set to premiere in Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema, Variety said. “Heaven Will Wait” turns on two girls next door, Sonia and Mélanie, whose lives take unexpected turn after they get indocrinated, leaving their parents in despair but determined to save their children from a destructive path. Gaumont has so far sold the movie to South Korea (Whit Lion), Germany (Neue Visionen), Switzerland (Agora), Greece (Odeon), Benelux (Cineart) and Turkey (Mars Productions). Gaumont will host a market screening on Saturday at Toronto. Mention-Schaar proved her talent for tackling hot-button topics and the turmoils of adolescence with “Once in a Lifetime.” A surprise box office hit in France, “Once in a Lifetime” came out in December 2014, a month before the Charlie Hebdo attack, and told the true story of a teacher faced with her minority students’ own prejudice towards other religions and ethnicities. Like “Once in a Lifetime,” “Heaven Will Wait” has received an upbeat critical response. After world premiering at Locarno, “Heaven Will Wait” had its French premiere at Angouleme film festival, where it garnered a long standing ovation. After Toronto, “Heaven Will Wait” will do on to play at Busan and Namur, among other festivals. UGC will release the movie early next month.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Former Pashinyan envoy urges end to Genocide speculation Marukyan has urged authorities in Armenia stop discussions about verifying the names of 1.5 million victims.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia. |
