Paris- and Berlin-based gross sales firm Salaud Morisset has closed a number of worldwide offers on Eivind Landsvik’s debut characteristic “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also referred to as Woman in Crimson), following the movie’s world premiere in Cannes Administrators’ Fortnight.
The movie, which additionally stars Anders Danielsen Lie, has offered on the Cannes Market to Benelux (Cherry Pickers), Austria (Polyfilm through Pandora Movie Verleih), Spain (Adso Movies), Czech Republic (Pilot Movie) and Greece (Rosebud.21), whereas affords are underneath negotiation for Italy, U.Okay., Switzerland, Poland, Brazil and Taiwan. Discussions are additionally ongoing within the U.S., in addition to throughout a number of remaining European and Latin American territories.
The movie follows Maja (Ulven), a rising musician whose rising success turns into more and more tough to reconcile along with her interior life. Compelled to step away from her profession, she returns to her hometown and takes a part-time job at an area highschool, the place she works alongside Johannes (Danielsen Lie). Away from the noise and expectations surrounding her, Maja slowly reconnects with herself and the world round her.
Forward of Cannes, Salaud Morisset had already closed distribution offers with UFO Distribution for France and Pandora Movie Verleih for Germany. The movie can be launched theatrically within the Nordics by Nordisk Movie Distribution, with a Norwegian launch scheduled for Sept. 11.
“Marie Ulven’s magnetic performance, combined with Eivind Landsvik’s emotional precision and the film’s universal themes around burnout, vulnerability and rebuilding oneself, immediately convinced buyers of the film’s strong theatrical potential,” stated Paul Jullien, head of gross sales at Salaud Morisset. “The early critical response has been extremely encouraging, and we truly believe ‘Low Expectations’ has the potential to connect with audiences far beyond traditional arthouse cinema.”
“Low Expectations” is produced by Lotte Sandbu and Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Movie, in co-production with Snowglobe. The movie obtained assist from the Norwegian Movie Institute, Oslo Filmfond, the Danish Movie Institute, Nordisk Movie & TV Fond and Eurimages.
“Low Expectations” marks the characteristic debut of Norwegian filmmaker Eivind Landsvik, whose earlier quick movies embrace “Tits” (2023), which premiered in Cannes Official Choice, and “Sofia, Last Summer” (2021), winner of the Norwegian Movie Critics Award.
