EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Julien Hayet-Kerknawi on Monday introduced the launch of Enigma Releasing, a Belgium-based distribution firm devoted to bringing high-quality European indie movies to U.S. theaters, and vice versa.
The corporate’s first launch will likely be The Final Entrance, a WWI motion thriller co-written and directed by Hayet-Kerknawi, which is slated to hit theaters nationwide on August 9. Going ahead, Enigma intends to accumulate and shepherd different new theatrical movies, aiming for 4-5 movie releases a 12 months.
Starring Video games of Thrones‘ Iain Glen, The Final Entrance is about in a Belgian village in the course of the tumultuous begin of World Warfare I, watching because the Lambert household discover themselves thrust into the guts of the battle. On the heart is Leonard Lambert (Glen), a loyal husband and father who grapples with defending his household amidst the chaos of conflict as German forces advance to their village. Amidst the conflict, a young love story blossoms between Adrien Lambert (James Downie), Leonard’s son, and Louise Janssen (Koen De Bouw), a neighborhood villager. Their relationship serves as a beacon of hope and resilience within the face of adversity.
Written by Hayet-Kerknawi and Kate Wooden, the movie additionally stars Sasha Luss (Anna), Joe Anderson (Throughout the Universe), Emma Dupont (Don’t Inform Her), David Calder (Rush), and Julian Kostov (Shadow and Bone). Virginie Hayet produced after serving in that capability on Hayet-Kerknawi’s quick movie, A Damaged Man.
“It took 8 years to make “The Final Entrance,” and I’m extremely proud to shepherd it into America by means of Enigma Releasing,” mentioned Hayet-Kerknawi in a press release to Deadline. “This journey, alongside my sister Virginie, our producer, marks the start of a brand new chapter.”
Previous to The Final Entrance, Hayet-Kerknawi helmed the thriller Stolepark, together with quite a lot of shorts together with the aforementioned A Damaged Man.
