Erotic Love Story ’99 Moons’ Wraps Further Deals for France, Italy, Japan (EXCLUSIVE)

Berlin-based gross sales outfit M-Enchantment has closed additional offers for Jan Gassmann’s “99 Moons” in Italy (Teodora Movie), France (La Vingt-Cinquième Heure) and Japan (AT Leisure), following the movie’s world premiere within the Cannes’ ACID sidebar.

“99 Moons” follows the passionate and turbulent relationship of Bigna and Frank, two folks from totally different worlds who develop into entwined in an erotic love story. With uncooked and intimate cinematography (Yunus Roy Imer, “Systemcrasher”), the movie takes an unflinching have a look at the magnetism and energy video games of sexual attraction. The movie is led by first-time actors Valentina Di Tempo and Dominik Fellmann.

Teodora Movie will distribute the movie in Italy, with a theatrical launch deliberate in main cities for 2023. Having just lately distributed Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Individual within the World,” Teodora has additionally acquired Italian distribution rights for Cannes Competitors title “Triangle of Unhappiness” by Ruben Östlund.

Stefano Finesi, CEO of Teodora Movie, stated: “At first we have been intrigued by the extra transgressive elements of the movie, then we found that it’s really a stupendous love story, an emotional curler coaster that reminded us in some methods of ‘The Worst Individual within the World.’ And the newcomer Valentina Di Tempo delivers a terrific efficiency.”

In France, distribution for “99 Moons” will probably be dealt with by La Vingt-Cinquième Heure, a rising firm devoted to titles targeted on feminist themes and feminine sexuality. Having launched “My Identify Is Clitoris” by Lisa Billuart Monet and Daphné Leblond in French cinemas in 2021 and “Sans Frapper” by Alexe Poukine in 2022, La Vingt-Cinquième Heure continues to develop its lineup and theatrical distribution with a debate-oriented strategy.

“Jan Gassmann’s movie is above all a powerful love story. As an extension of the #metoo motion, we’re satisfied that it’ll show that an erotic auteur movie can attain a large viewers, particularly younger folks, adults, whereas intelligently questioning the basic conception of the heterosexual couple,” stated Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff, founding father of La Vingt-Cinquième Heure.

In an interview with Selection, Gassmann highlighted that working with an intimacy coordinator on set was essential for the movie: “Due to the detailed preparation, there was numerous confidence on the set, the actors felt free to dwell in entrance of the digital camera and we have been capable of shoot these scenes in lengthy steady takes.”

Distribution in Japan will probably be dealt with by AT Leisure.

The movie has already been bought to Alamode Movie for Germany, Synapse for Latin America, PoongKyung SoRi (Scene & Sound) for South Korea, and Estinfilm for Estonia. Swiss distribution is being dealt with by Filmcoopi Zürich.