Erotic love story “99 Moons,” which has its world premiere in Cannes’ Acid sidebar today, has kicked off international sales. Berlin-based M-Appeal is handling the rights to the film, which is directed by Jan Gassmann.
Arthouse VOD platform Filmin has taken the rights in Spain, and arthouse distributor StraDa Films has taken the films for Greece. France and Latin America are in negotiation. Alamode Films has the rights to the film for Germany and Austria. The Swiss distributor is Filmcoopi Zürich Ag.
The film centers on Bigna, a 28-year-old scientist, and 33-year-old Frank. Bigna is used to having everything under control, even her erotic desires follow rules. Frank searches for meaning in a haze of drugs, feeding on other people’s affection. Their different worlds collide, and they become obsessively entwined in a passionate affair.
Filmin’s acquisitions manager and programmer Joan Sala said: ” ’99 Moons’ is the kind of title...
Arthouse VOD platform Filmin has taken the rights in Spain, and arthouse distributor StraDa Films has taken the films for Greece. France and Latin America are in negotiation. Alamode Films has the rights to the film for Germany and Austria. The Swiss distributor is Filmcoopi Zürich Ag.
The film centers on Bigna, a 28-year-old scientist, and 33-year-old Frank. Bigna is used to having everything under control, even her erotic desires follow rules. Frank searches for meaning in a haze of drugs, feeding on other people’s affection. Their different worlds collide, and they become obsessively entwined in a passionate affair.
Filmin’s acquisitions manager and programmer Joan Sala said: ” ’99 Moons’ is the kind of title...
- 5/20/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Zürich-born writer, director and burgeoning auteur Jan Gassmann will bring his newest film, “99 Moons,” to the Acid sidebar at Cannes, and with it a voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of lovers in head-on collision. Produced by Reto Schaerli and Lukas Hobi at Zodiac Pictures in co-production with Swiss public broadcaster Srf, the film follows Bigna, a 28-year-old disaster prevention scientist and her chance encounter turned love affair with Frank, a 33-year-old DJ. The film, which has been acquired by Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal, has already sold its German rights to Alamode Films.
Newcomers Valentina Di Pace and Dominik Fellmann star in the picture, and their on-screen chemistry is center stage. The film takes place over 99 months, or “moons,” and focuses on the ever-evolving relationship between Bigna and Frank as they navigate their own attraction. Battling the past for a chance at their future, both lovers engage in emotional and sexual warfare,...
Newcomers Valentina Di Pace and Dominik Fellmann star in the picture, and their on-screen chemistry is center stage. The film takes place over 99 months, or “moons,” and focuses on the ever-evolving relationship between Bigna and Frank as they navigate their own attraction. Battling the past for a chance at their future, both lovers engage in emotional and sexual warfare,...
- 5/19/2022
- by JD Linville
- Variety Film + TV
Erotic love story “99 Moons,” which will have its world premiere in Cannes’ Acid sidebar, has debuted its trailer (below). Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired the world sales rights to the film, which is directed by Jan Gassmann.
The film centers on Bigna, a 28-year-old scientist, and 33-year-old Frank. Bigna is used to having everything under control, even her erotic desires follow rules. Frank searches for meaning in a haze of drugs, feeding on other people’s affection. Their different worlds collide, and they become obsessively entwined in a passionate affair.
Upending outmoded gender roles, Bigna is autonomous, dominant and takes what she wants. She defines her interactions with other people, always on her terms. But with Frank, it is different: what starts as a cold encounter sparks the beginning of a passionate attraction and power games that send their lives in a different direction.
First-time actors Valentina Di...
The film centers on Bigna, a 28-year-old scientist, and 33-year-old Frank. Bigna is used to having everything under control, even her erotic desires follow rules. Frank searches for meaning in a haze of drugs, feeding on other people’s affection. Their different worlds collide, and they become obsessively entwined in a passionate affair.
Upending outmoded gender roles, Bigna is autonomous, dominant and takes what she wants. She defines her interactions with other people, always on her terms. But with Frank, it is different: what starts as a cold encounter sparks the beginning of a passionate attraction and power games that send their lives in a different direction.
First-time actors Valentina Di...
- 5/13/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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