Samuel Goldywn nabs Norwegian historical drama “The King’s Choice” May 12, 2017 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the Norwegian historical drama “The King’s Choice” for North America. A theatrical release is slated for August, Variety reports. Directed by Erik Poppe, the film is based on three dramatic days in April 1940, when the king of Norway is forced to make the decision to either surrender or die at the hands of Nazis. In the best interest of the family, the Crown Princess Märtha leaves Norway with the children to seek refuge in Sweden, while King Haakon and the Crown Prince Olav escape to a small farming area just outside Elverum and meet the Germans head on. After three days of trying desperately to avoid the Germans, King Haakon ultimately decides not to surrender. “’The King’s Choice’ exemplifies the bravery of men standing against tyranny in this truly inspiring historic epic shedding light on a defining, and often unremarked, moment in history,” said Peter Goldwyn, president of Samuel Goldwyn Film. “The King’s Choice” was among nine films that made the short list of contenders for a nomination in the foreign-language category at the Academy Awards earlier this year. The feature was produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae of Paradox Film 1 AS, and written by Jan Trygve Royneland and Harald Rosenlow-Eeg. The deal was negotiated by Beta Film on behalf of the filmmakers.  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 Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
