31/03/2014 - John C. Reilly, Ashley Jensen, Michael Smiley and Jessica Barden join previously announced cast

Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth [+see also:
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The film is being produced by Element Pictures (Ireland), Limp (UK) and Scarlet Films (UK). Producers on the film are Lanthimos, Lee Magiday, Ed Guiney and Ceci Dempsey, with Element’s Andrew Lowe and Film4’s Tessa Ross and Sam Lavender serving as executive producers. Isabel Davis is the lead executive for the British Film Institute (BFI) Film Fund, and Rory Gilmartin for Irish Film Board.

Partnering on the project are Christos V. Konstantakopoulos of Faliro House in Greece, Carole Scotta of Haut et Court (who will be both the French co-producer and distributor of the film) and Derk-Jan Warrink, Joost de Vries and Leontine Petit of Lemming Films in Holland.

Film4, Irish Film Board, the BFI Film Fund (the first film through its minority co-production strand), Eurimages, Greek Film Centre, CNC, the Dutch Film Fund and Canal+ are financing.

Protagonist Pictures is handling world sales.