Paris-based Movies du Losange has boarded worldwide gross sales on “El Dorado,” a psychological thriller from rising French filmmaker Lola Quivoron, starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Mallory Wanecque, Antonia Buresi and Samuel Kircher.
“El Dorado” marks the sophomore outing of Quivoron, whose breakout characteristic “Rodeo” world premiered in Cannes’ Un Sure Regard part in 2022 the place it received the Coup de Coeur award. The manufacturing, which shot throughout the mountainous rural landscapes of the Luberon area, has simply wrapped.
Described as a fast-paced psychological thriller mixing household drama with environmental crime, “El Dorado” facilities on Yolaine, a younger lady who turned hearing-impaired following a childhood accident. Torn between her mom’s remoted sheep farm and the orbit of her father Jean, she is step by step pulled into his harmful world of unlawful land-filling schemes referred to as “déballes.” As she turns into more and more entangled in his seductive but unstable universe, she begins uncovering the lies and manipulations underpinning his life, resulting in a decisive rupture.
In her notes, Quivoron described the movie as an expansive thriller pushed by emotional pressure and ambiguity, anchored by the shifting father-daughter relationship at its core. Jean, she mentioned, is conceived as a charismatic but violent man whose yearning for social recognition fuels his gradual lack of management.
“El Dorado” is produced by Charles Gillibert for CG Cinema, whose present slate contains “Minotaur” by Andrey Zvyagintsev and “Shana” by Lila Pinell, each chosen at this yr’s Cannes Film Festival.
The movie is co-produced by Flawed Males, with France 2 Cinéma and Canal+ rounding out the financing. French distribution will likely be dealt with by Advert Vitam.
