04/03/2013 - Already secured for Scandinavian distribution by Swedish major Svensk Filmindustri, Danish director Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's psychological thriller begins international sales before the local premiere

Danish director Søren Kragh-Jacobsen’s psychological thriller The Hour of the Lynx, which Danish distributor SF Film will launch domestically on May 23, has been acquired for UK distribution by Arrow Films, which plans to release it later this year.

“Usually international sales take off after a film has been presented at a major festival or market, but Arrow signed the contract having read the script and seen a few selected scenes,” said Danish producer Lars Bredo Rahbek. “We are incredibly thrilled to have purchased this exciting film,” added Arrow acquisitions chief Tom Stewart.

Based on an original story by Swedish author Per Olov Enquist, and scripted by Kragh-Jacobsen, Danish writers Jonas T Bengtsson and Tobias Lindholm (A Hijacking [+see also:
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Cast includes Danish actors Signe Egholm Olsen, Frederik Johansen, and Swedish actor Börje Ahlstedt. The Hour of the Lynx was produced by Bredo Rahbek, for Denmark’s Nimbus Film, with Sweden’s Bob Film, backed by Denmark’s FilmFyn and Sweden’s Film Pool Nord.

The €3.7 million production was supported by national broadcasters DR (Denmark), SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland), Canal+, and the Danish and Swedish Film Institutes. Swedish major, Svensk Filmindustri, is in charge of Nordic distribution, while Germany’s The Match Factory handles international sales.

One of the original Dogma signatories, Kragh-Jacobsen won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Mifune (1999). He has signed several TV series, including episodes of the award-winning Borgen/The Government, since his last feature, What No One Knows [+see also:
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