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Sam Riley, Stacy Martin Thriller ‘Islands’ Lands Key Territory Sales for Protagonist, Including U.K. and France (EXCLUSIVE)


Jan-Ole Gerster's English-language debut has sold to Greenwich for the U.S. and Picturehouse for the U.K.

‘ Islands,’ Jan-Ole Gerster’s thriller that first bowed in the Berlinale earlier this year to critical acclaim, has secured key distribution deals for Protagonist Pictures and augenschein Sales. The film — Sam Riley(“Control,” “Firebrand”), Stacy Martin(“The Brutalist,” “Nymphomaniac”) and Jack Farthing (“The Riot Club,” “Spencer”) — had already sold to Greenwich Entertainment for the U.S., as Variety announced earlier this month. “Jan-Ole has created an incredibly tense and taut thriller that our international partners agree will captivate audiences worldwide,” said Protagonist Pictures’ acting senior vice president of sales, Sarah Lebutsch.

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