Concorde buys Palme d'Or winner
Concorde Filmverleih will have the honour of presenting the Cannes Palme d'Or winner, Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 2 Weeks and 3 Days [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Oleg Mutu
film profile], to German audiences.
The drama on the difficulties of abortion in the Communist era and the years preceding the fall of the regime in Romania also received the FIPRESCI Prize. The film's German release date has not yet been set, but Concorde has said that audiences can expect to see it before the end of the year.
The major distributor has also bought rights to another charmer, French/Israeli co-production The Band's Visit [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Eran Kolirin. The Un Certain Regard entry was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in its section as well as the 26th Youth Prize.
(Translated from French)
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