Altered Innocence Takes North American Rights To “Provocative” French Family Drama ‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ – Cannes Market
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Altered Innocence has picked up all North American rights to Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand’s first feature film Endless Summer Syndrome which debuted last year at Tallinn Black Nights before playing Raindance, Goa IFF, and Fantaspoa.
The deal was completed this week in Cannes. Altered Innocence has said they plan to release the film theatrically in late 2024.
Endless Summer Syndrome is a black comedy about a family coming apart at the seams when the mother gets an anonymous call from her husband’s colleague about an alleged affair with one of their adopted children.
Daneshman has described the film as “a provocative take on parental responsibility, who, when confronted by their own truths, take risks that lead to dangerous consequences.” The film’s full synopsis reads: When Delphine gets an anonymous call from her husband’s colleague about an alleged affair with one of their adopted children, her ideal of filial freedom is put to the cruelest of tests.
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