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Alief Snaps Up Worldwide Rights to ‘Luna Rosa,’ Debuts Teaser Ahead of SXSW London Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)


U.K.-French film company Alief has pounced on the worldwide sales rights to ‘Luna Rosa, The 7th Ascension of Atabey.’

U.K.-French film company Alief has pounced on the worldwide sales rights to “Luna Rosa: The 7th Ascension of Atabey,” the fourth feature by Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate Omar Rodríguez-López, frontman for Grammy-winning band, The Mars Volta. Pic was shot in black and white in Mexico and features a score composed by Rodríguez-López and Red Hot Chili Peppers ’ guitarist John Frusciante, who has contributed to some of The Mars Volta’s albums. Alief’s Cannes slate includes Polish dystopian drama “Glorious Summer” (SXSW 2025), Indian folk horror pic “Bokshi” (IFFR 2025), Canadian-Korean Fipresci prizewinner “Mongrels” (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024), Colombian-French-German supernatural drama “Horizonte” (TIFF 2024), German-British thriller “Lonely Musketeer” and BBC Films dramatic thriller “Edge of Summer.”

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