Oscar Entry ‘Excursion,’ About Teenager’s Sex Lies, Picked Up by HBO, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for Una Gunjak’s debut feature “Excursion,” which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the Oscars’ international feature film category.
Salaud Morisset is handling international sales. HBO Europe has just picked up the SVOD and pay TV rights to the movie in 15 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. “Excursion” received a special mention from the Filmmakers of the Present jury of the Locarno Film Festival, and was selected to play at 30 festivals.
It has been selected for the European Film Awards shortlist. The film looks at how young people’s approach to love and intimacy is influenced by their peer group.
The film centers on Iman, a teenager who is seeking validation and who claims she had sex for the first time during a game of “truth or dare” among middle schoolers.
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