Celebrated Chinese language filmmaker Jia Zhangke will subsequent direct “Mamma Dunhuang,” reteaming with French manufacturing and gross sales banner MK2 Films.
The latter, spearheaded by Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz, co-produces “Mamma Dunhuang,” in partnership with the director’s Chinese language manufacturing firm Xstream Photos. It can start taking pictures this winter.
“Mamma Dunhuang” tells the story of a mom who has spent most of her life in Dunhuang, a historic metropolis in western China. With the assistance of synthetic intelligence, she embarks on a journey that takes her from western to jap China.
The movie stars Zhao Tao, winner of the David di Donatello Award for greatest actress, and Liao Fan, winner of the Silver Bear for greatest actor at Berlin. Each actors beforehand collaborated with Zhangke on his 2018 function “Ash Is Purest White.”
“Jia Zhangke has been developing this project with us for the past two years,” stated Nathanaël Karmitz, mk2 Movies CEO. “With ‘Mamma Dunhuang,’ he take us deep into the heart of China and into unmapped cinematic territory.”
Zhangke is a number one Chinese language auteur whose work has been embraced at movie festivals and past. He’s attending Cannes this 12 months with “Torino Shadow,” a brief that he’s presenting at Cannes Classics alongside MK2 Movies. His relationship with MK2 Movies spans practically 20 years and a number of Cannes contenders, together with “I Wish I Knew” which performed at Un Sure Regard; and a string of Palme d’Or contenders: “A Touch of Sin,” which received greatest screenplay; “Mountains May Depart,” “Ash Is Purest White” and “Caught by the Tides.” The director is again on the Croisette this 12 months along with his brief “Torino Shadow” which performs at Cannes Classics and is dealt with by MK2 FIlms.
MK2 Movies is at Cannes with 11 options throughout the official choice, together with 5 in competitors: Marie Kreutzer’s “Gentle Monster,” Léa Mysius’ “The Birthday Party,” Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur,” Ira Sachs’ “The Man I Love” and Koji Fukada’s “Nagi Notes.”
