Paris-based Luxbox has acquired the international sales rights to Iván Fund’s Berlinale Competition title “The Message” (El Mensaje).
Set in the Argentinian countryside, the film centers on a girl whose “gift pushes her opportunistic guardians to sell pet medium consultations to make a living. Whether magic or fraud, one thing is certain: the service is real – and innocence is a treasure,” according to a press statement.
The cast includes Mara Bestelli, Marcelo Subiotto, Anika Bootz and Betania Cappato, with a screenplay penned by Fund in collaboration with writer Martín Felipe Castagnet. The film’s production was spearheaded by Rita Cine alongside Insomnia Films, with Laura Mara Tablón
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