Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz’s “official competition”, was sold on a large scale

After the highly anticipated title “Official Competition,” which brings together Spanish stars Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz, released exclusive footage to the European film market last week, it was sold to major distributors from Protagonist Pictures and producers The Mediapro Studio.

Banderas, who won Best Actor at Cannes and an Oscar nomination for “Pain and Glory,” and Cruz, who won Oscar for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”, plays alongside Argentine actor Oscar Martinez, winner of Best Actor in Venice for Film The Distinguished is a comedy about the intense rivalry between talented actors with greater ego.

Lucky Red has received Film for Italy, Studiocanal for Germany / Austria, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Pathe Films AG for Switzerland, MK2 Mile End for Canada, Madman for Australia / New Zealand, Golden Scene for Hong Kong / Macau, and Sahamongkol Film for Thailand. More contracts were previously signed in EFM 2020 for the Benelux (September Film), Portugal (Lusomundo), CEE (KinoSwiat and ProRom), the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic States (Provzglyad), Israel (Lev Cinemas), the Middle East (Tier 1), Turkey (Filmarty), Japan (Hakuhodo) and China (DDDream).

“The official competition has arrived with great distributors around the world, and they’re all looking forward to releasing the movie later this year!” Said George Hamilton, Protagonist’s director of sales!

“We are very excited about the huge reception of the film at EFM and our partners Protagonist Pictures and great international distributors are allowing us to show this amazing movie in theaters around the world,” added Javier Mendes, Co-Chair of MediaPro TV. Department of addition and cinema.

Protagonist manages sales worldwide and represents US rights with CAA Media Finance and Emmanuel Nunez.

The film is directed by Argentine duo Mariano Cohen and Gaston Duprat, which also includes the 2016 black comedy credits “Outstanding Citizen”, featured in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival, “Mi Opera Maestra” (2018) and “4 x 4” shown (2019)) Written by Andres Duprat (“The Distinguished Citizen”), Mariano Cohen, and Gaston Duprat.

In the “Official Competition” the billionaire businessman decides to make a legendary movie. He asks for the best. Renowned director Lula Cuevas (Cruz) was hired to organize this ambitious endeavor. This all-star cast complements the heart of Hollywood’s Felix Rivero (Banderas) and radical stage actor Evan Torres (Martinez). They are both legends, but they aren’t exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly bizarre operations initiated by Lola, Felix and Evan must not only confront each other but also their legacy. Who’s Going When the Cameras Finally Turn?

Mediapro Studio’s production credits include “Midnight in Paris”, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”, “The Good Boss” and “Rifkin Festival”.