TrustNordisk acquires Fenar Ahmad’s action thriller “Darkland”October 28, 2016 - 17:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the run to the AFM, TrustNordisk has acquired international sales to “Darkland”, an action thriller directed by Scandinavian emerging helmer Fenar Ahmad, and produced by up-and-coming Danish outfit Profile Pictures, Variety reports. “Darkland” stars Dar Salim (“Exodus,” “Game of Thrones”) as Zaid, a successful surgeon who has it all and sets off to avenge the murder of his brother and bring down all the criminal gangs in Copenhagen. But Zaid’s persistent battle results in serious consequences for himself and his family, including his pregnant girlfriend. Salim stars opposite Stine Fischer Christensen (“After the Wedding”), Roland Møller (“Land of Mine”), and Dulfi Al-Jabouri (“A War”). “We look very much forward to representing ‘Darkland’ and look forward to working with everyone at Profile Pictures,” said Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk. “Fenar Ahmad is definitely a director to keep an eye on with his unique directing style, and we are certain that audiences around the world will embrace the film.” “Darkland” is produced by Jacob Jarek for Profile Pictures, the outfit behind Jens Dahl’s upcoming thriller “3 Things” and Ali Abbasi’s “Shelley.” The movie is backed by the Danish Film Institute, DR, and Scanbox Entertainment. Thor Sigurjonsson, Ditte Milsted, and Caroline Schlüter Bingestam exec produced. Scanbox Entertainment will distribute the movie across the Nordics. Ahmad, a graduate from the Super16 film school in Copenhagen, had his 2009 short “Megaheavy” play at Berlin. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |