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EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has picked up U.S. distribution authorities to Sundance play The Friend’s House Is Here, written, directed, and produced by hubby and woman filmmaking duo Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz.
The Alma Linda Films accumulation had its world premiere successful nan U.S. Dramatic Competition astatine Sundance wherever it won nan Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast. Greenwich will merchandise nan critically praised movie successful theaters this fall.
Shot wholly successful concealed successful Tehran past summer, nan movie “tells nan communicative of 2 young women who carve retired a vibrant world of freedom, creativity, and sisterhood wrong Tehran’s underground creation scene. But erstwhile their organization is exposed, they are forced to conflict to protect 1 different and nan vulnerable life they person built.”
The acquisition was negotiated by Greenwich’s Andy Bohn pinch WME Independent representing nan filmmakers. Pic was executive-produced by Maryam Keshavarz (The Persian Version).
The accumulation was mounted nether highly challenging conditions, opening aft nan country’s bombing by nan U.S. past summer. With constricted connection entree wrong Iran, nan filmmakers faced important logistical hurdles successful bringing nan movie to Sundance. In bid to present nan last cut, a personnel of nan squad transported nan difficult thrust crossed nan separator into Turkey during a 12-hour thrust done 5 information checkpoints. Members of nan formed were incapable to be nan premiere owed to U.S. visa restrictions and they stay successful Tehran.
“It’s been specified an unthinkable travel to make this movie underground pinch our fearless actors and smuggle it retired of Iran,” said Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz. “We person been truthful humbled by nan reception astatine Sundance and are overjoyed to activity pinch Greenwich connected nan theatrical merchandise to bring it to audiences crossed nan country.”
