10/02/2022 - The UK-based sales company is touting Sweet Sue, Morning, Hot Milk and Breaking Point at the online marketplace

Maggie O'Neill in Sweet Sue

UK-based sales company HanWay Films is looking forward to a busy European Film Market (10-17 February), with four new titles to tout at the digital marketplace. In its locker is Leo Leigh’s Sweet Sue [+see also:
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Sweet Sue tells the story of Sue (O’Neill), who connects with a mysterious biker called Ron (Pitts) at her brother's funeral, and sparks fly. But when she meets Ron’s social-media influencer son Anthony (Trevaldwyn), Sue finds herself in an increasingly surreal battle of wills with this ambitious teenager. It is a Somesuch and SUMS Film & Media production for BBC Film. It is being produced by BAFTA Award winner Scott O'Donnell, Andy Brunskill and Tim Nash, and it was financed by BBC Film and Somesuch.

Morning tells a story about human connection, productivity, and the power of dreams and memories to inspire change. Justin Kurzel takes us into the near future, where society now has a pill that does away with the need to sleep. The movie was penned by Manchester-born writer Sam Steiner. The screenplay was quickly picked up by the UK’s SunnyMarch, whose Benedict Cumberbatch will executive-produce alongside Laura Dern and Jayme Lemons, through their company Jaywalker Pictures, as well as Marnie Podos.

Hot Milk is based on the novel by Deborah Levy, and it’s the highly anticipated debut by Ida [+see also:
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film profile] scribe Rebecca Lenkiewicz, in which she delves into the complexities of a relationship between a singular mother and daughter. The heat and atmosphere of Almería become an epic canvas for this intimate exploration of sex, love and the bonds that tie us all together. The film was developed by Bonnie Productions together with Film4, and is being produced by Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award winner Christine Langan. The executive producers are Farhana Bhula, Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek for Film4. The flick is in pre-production and will start shooting in September 2022, in Almería.

Finally, HanWay Films will launch worldwide sales at the European Film Market for Breaking Point, an adrenaline-fuelled, high-energy deep dive into the world of breakdancing. It is a Future Artists Entertainment production, funded by Sky and Ingenious. The script was developed by Sky, Red Bull Studios and Future Artists Entertainment. It was written by Sally Collett, based on the story by Rachel Hirons. Sky has retained the UK and German rights, and it will go into production in April.