Andreas Fontana’s “Azor,” the latest production between Switzerland’s Alina Film and Argentina’s Ruda Cine, partners on Locarno Golden Leopard winner “Back to Stay,” has scored a world sales deal f…
A scathing take on Swiss banks’ shady dealings during Argentina’s Junta dictatorship, “Azor” is one of the 10 Swiss titles featured in Locarno’s The Films After Tomorrow, a competition for movies whose preparation or production has been halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Extraordinary Stories
Set at poolsides, cocktail bars and parties, on horseback rides through the countryside and meetings held in closed doors smoking rooms, “Azor” lifts the lid, director Fontana argues, on the history of banking at large. “Azor” first caught Be For Films’ attention when selected as a project for the San Sebastian Festival’s 2017 Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum in Spain.
She added: “I found the story smart and ambitious; knowing Fabrizio Rongione accepted the main role was a positive point to come on board. We are very enthusiastic to bring Fontana’s first feature film onto the international market in 2021.”
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