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Berlin Competition Title ‘La Cocina,’ Starring Rooney Mara, Sells Nearly Worldwide for HanWay (EXCLUSIVE)
The film has been acquired for almost all international territories, including France, Germany, Japan and China, with a U.K. sale nearing.
Label), Poland (Monolith), Romania (Bad Unicorn), Baltics (Acme), Czech Republic (Film Europe), South Korea (The Coup Inc.), Japan (Sundae), Taiwan (Filmware International), China (HisHow), Greece (TFG), the Middle East (Front Row), Israel (Forum Film), Singapore (Shaw), Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic), Indonesia (Falcon Pictures) and Ships and Airlines (Cinesky). Starring double Oscar nominee Mara and Mexican talent Raul Briones (“A Cop Movie,” “Asfixia”), the film was described by Variety in its review as “a thrilling in-spirit adaptation of Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play ‘The Kitchen,’ transposed from midcentury London to modern-day New York.” “La Cocina” was written and directed by Ruizpalacios, based on the play by Wesker and produced by Ramiro Ruiz, Gerardo Gatica, Lauren Mann and Ivan Orlic.
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