EXCLUSIVE: 101 Movies Worldwide has struck a slew of offers for The Shamrock Spitfire, the film concerning the youngest wing commander within the historical past of the RAF.
With EFM approaching, the pic has bought to Australia and New Zealand’s Rialto, Japan’s Aya Professional, South Korea’s Scene & Sound, Iceland and Denmark’s Smile, and 101 Movies within the UK and North America.
Coming from Ian Higgins and Dominic Higgins, Shamrock Spitfire, which made the official choice on the Cannes World Movie Pageant 2023 and can launch on the Berlinale, tells the story of World Struggle II RAF fighter Brendan “Paddy” Finucane.
“Forward of our official launch of this particular film at Berlinale it’s gratifying to see plenty of early gross sales with many extra anticipated,” mentioned 101 VP of Worldwide Gross sales Eoghan Burke.
Finucane was the youngest wing commander within the historical past of the RAF and probably the most celebrated Irish fighters within the struggle. The pic will comply with the Irishman as he desires of being a flyer, changing into one of many first to enlist within the Royal Air Pressure as Europe’s future hangs by a thread.
Pic stars Shane O’Regan (Management), Chris Kaye (All Creatures Nice and Small), Bethany Billy (Pan Tau), Eoin Lynch (Poldark), Emily Outred (Johnny English Strikes Once more) and Carl Wharton (White Crow). It’s produced by Nigel Martin Davey and John Dawson for the Higgins’ Pixel Revolution Movies. Trevor Beattie (Moon, Six Minutes to Midnight) is exec producer.
