Focus Functions Captures Noomi Rapace’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Location’

Focus Functions has actually gotten the sci-fi thriller Location from director Agnieszka Smoczyńska.

The movie, which stars Noomi Rapace, Andrzej Konopka and Reika Kirishima, covered production recently in Greece. Focus is reuniting with Smoczyńska after launching her very first English-language function Quiet Twins, which starred Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance.

” Agnieszka is a particular visionary whose work– be it about vampire mermaids, quiet twins or a tech-ruled society– is both aesthetically remarkable and thematically prophetic, and we can’t wait to share her most current with the world,” Kiska Higgs, president of production and acquisitions at Focus, stated in a declaration.

The U.S. studio got all areas worldwide, other than for Poland, Greece and France, for Location, which is based upon script by Robert Bolesto. The indie is embeded in a near future society ruled by sentient expert system and has a private detective examine a murder case just to find a rebel group efficient in weakening the digital overlord.

” I’m honored to deal with Focus Functions. Their amazing accomplishments in movie are matched just by their undeviating regard and assistance for directors. With Location, my objective is to develop an immersive cinematic experience that catches the essence these days’s world, where innovative innovation seems like magic, and love is elaborately connected to fear,” Smoczyńska included her own declaration.

The movie is produced by Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Smoczyńska’s long time producing partner who likewise dealt with Quiet Twins, and Bogna Szewczyk-Skupień for the Polish production business Madants. Co-producers consist of Neda Movie’s Amanda Livanou, Movie i Väst’s Kristina Börjeson, Zentropa’s Lizette Jonjic, Beata Ryczkowska and Filip Bałdyga for Canal+ Polska, and Adam Gudell from Mediator Inwestycje.

Gregory Jankilevitsch, Marcin Czernik and Christos V. Konstantakopulos share the executive manufacturer credits. Focus’ sMichelle Momplaisir is managing the task for the studio.

The circulation offer was worked out by Iddo Arad, Focus senior vp service affairs, and Przybecki & & Partners for the manufacturers. Smoczyńska is represented by UTA, Black Bear and High Area. Konopka is represented by Cont-act.

Rapace is represented by CAA and Stella Hernström, and her offer was worked out by Kurt Selling. Kirishima is represented by Nest Co.