EXCLUSIVE: Latvian Canadian author and director David Bezmozgis will start principal pictures on an adaptation of his novel The Betrayers this June.
Michael Aronov (The Individuals, The Drop), Simon McBurney (Nosferatu, The Pale Blue Eye), Kaelen Ohm (Hit & Run, From), and Tina Benko (The Report, The Good Battle) have signed for the forged.
Bezmozgis has tailored his critically acclaimed 2014 work with Canadian author Paige Cooper.
The politically charged psychological drama follows a disgraced Israeli politician and former Soviet dissident who seeks refuge in a Crimean resort city.
Whereas there, he comes throughout the person who betrayed him a long time earlier. The encounter units off a reckoning with the previous and the murky nature of justice, reminiscence, and forgiveness.
The Crimea portion of the function can be shot in Bari, Italy.
The challenge is a Canada–Ukraine treaty co-production, produced by Invoice Marks (Forsaken) at Votex Media, Volodymyr Yatsenko, and Anna Yatsenko (U Are The Universe).
“We’re extremely proud to deliver The Betrayers to the display screen,” mentioned Marks. “David’s novel is wealthy with ethical pressure, political perception, and emotional depth—and this workforce is completely suited to inform that story with urgency and class.”
Vortex Media will distribute the movie in Canada; the remainder of world rights stay accessible. The movie has been made potential because of the beneficiant assist of Hollywood Suite and the Canadian Media Fund.
“This has lengthy been a ardour challenge for David and Invoice, and we couldn’t be happier with the unbelievable collaborators they’ve assembled,” mentioned Matt Orenstein, VP Acquisitions and Technique, Vortex Media.
“We look ahead to working with this workforce on the Canadian launch.”
