IFC Films has closed a deal to take North American rights to director Antonio Campos’ dark drama Simon Killer.
Killer, which bowed Jan. 20 at the Eccles Theatre in the fest’s U.S. dramatic competition, centers on a young American man who visits Paris after breaking up with his girlfriend and falls for a mysterious prostitute. The film stars Brady Corbet, Mati Diop, Michael Abiteboul, Constance Rousseauand Lila Salet.
Campos also wrote the script for the project, which was produced by Josh Mond, Sean Durkin andMatt Palmieri. UTA and CAA handled the sale for the filmmakers.
THR film critic Todd McCarthy noted in his reviewthat the sexually explicit film could receive an NC-17 rating.
On Wednesday, IFC Films purchased North American rights to the comedy Liberal Arts for seven figures. (TheHollywoodReporter/Miller/Fernandez)
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