On 12 February, French-US director Vladimir de Fontenay kicked off the shoot for Sukkwan Island, his second feature, following Mobile Homes [+leggi anche:
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Adapted by the director himself from the novel Legend of a Suicide by US author David Vann, the story revolves around a young man who heads off to a secluded and hostile island to rekindle memories of his father. Ten years beforehand, they shared an experience that profoundly altered the course of their lives.

Produced by Carole Scotta and Eliott Khayat for Haut et Court (which will take care of the French theatrical distribution), Sukkwan Island is being co-produced by Norwegian outfit Maipo Film, Belgian firm Versus Production and the UK’s Good Chaos. Also on board as co-producers are Finland’s Aurora Studios, Norway’s Fjordic Film and Filmfond Nord, Belgium’s Proximus, VOO-Be TV and RTBF, as well as France’s Proarti. Other sources of support include the Brittany region, Creative Europe – MEDIA, the Norwegian Film Institute, the Inver Tax Shelter, the Global Screen Fund and Curzon. The 25-day shoot (which will take place in Norway and Scotland) will wrap on 1 June, with Amine Berrada (Banel & Adama [+leggi anche:
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As a reminder, Haut et Court currently has Drone by Simon Bouisson and Nino dans la nuit by Laurent Micheli (see the article) in post-production, among other films.