Cornerstone has closed worldwide distribution offers for Andrea Arnold’s newest function movie Hen, which debuted eventually month’s Cannes Movie Competition.
The movie has been picked up by MFA (Germany), Fortunate Purple (Italy), Avalon (Spain), Benelux (Cineart), Cinobo (Greece), New Cinema (Israel), Entrance Row (Center East), and Lusomundo (Portugal).
Additional offers embody Nonstop (Scandinavia), Frenetic (Switzerland), Discovery (Bulgaria, Ex Yugoslavia), Provzglyad (C.I.S), Aerofilm (Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania), Impacto Cine (Latin America), New Choose (Japan) and Challan (South Korea). MUBI beforehand introduced it had purchased the movie for North America, Turkey, the UK and Eire. Advert Vitam is the French distributor.
Written and directed by Arnold, Hen stars BAFTA-winner and Academy-Award nominee Barry Keoghan (Banshees of Inisherin, Saltburn), Gotham-Award nominee Franz Rogowski (Passages, Nice Freedom, Transit), and newcomers Nykiya Adams and Jason Buda. The movie’s synopsis reads: 12-year-old Bailey lives together with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have a lot time for his children and Bailey who’s approaching puberty seeks consideration and journey elsewhere.
The movie was produced by Home Productions (The Iron Claw, The Surprise) and was filmed within the UK. The director of images is Robbie Ryan (Poor Issues, American Honey, The Favorite), editor is Joe Bini (We Must Discuss About Kevin, American Honey), casting is by Lucy Pardee (Aftersun, Rocks, Soiled God), manufacturing design is led by Maxine Carlier, and costume design by Alex Bovaird (The White Lotus, American Honey).
Financiers embody BBC Movie, the BFI (awarding Nationwide Lottery funding), Pinky Promise, FirstGen Content material and Entry Leisure. Cornerstone is dealing with worldwide gross sales and distribution and co-repped the US sale with CAA Media Finance.
