Onza Distribution Inks Further Sales on Alfredo Castro-Led ‘Allende, The Thousand Days,’ ‘Heartless,’ ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’
variety.comHolly Jones With Mipcom in full swing, Spain’s Onza Distribution – with offices in Madrid and Miami – has cemented sales to Portugal, Romania, Croatia, Latvia and Mozambique for a slew of key titles.
Chilean drama “Allende, The Thousand Days,” Onza-produced thriller “Heartless” and its comedy “Traffic Jam” as well as acclaimed Italian mini-series “Flowers Over the Inferno” are among productions included in deals alongside telenovelas “Cacao,” “The Value of Life” and “Forever.” Portugal’s RTP and Romania’s Antenaplay go all-in, with several acquisitions each.
Onza’s “Heartless,” an eight-episode psychological thriller which hit the No. 2 slot on Prime Video Spain upon its release, was acquired by Portugal’s public broadcaster RTP and streamer Antenaplay, an arm of Romania’s Antena TV Group.
The narrative follows a diabolical criminal targeting elite businessmen in Madrid, capturing and cruelly torturing them, investigators hot on the case. “Allende, The Thousand Days” was swooped on by Portugal’s Canais TVCine (NOS) after prior other sales, OCS previously nabbing the title for France.
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