CANNES 2009 Market / Scandinavia
Antichrist sold to UK and US
by Annika Pham
Lars von Trier’s controversial film Antichrist [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lars von Trier
film profile], sold by TrustNordisk, has been acquired by the US (IFC Films) and the UK (Artificial Eye).
In a statement to Danish press agency Ritzau, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, managing director of Zentropa, said that two versions of the Danish competition title would be available to world buyers: a “softer” Catholic version with four extreme scenes taken out, and the Cannes “Protestant” version.
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