Grasshopper, Gratitude Take U.S. Rights to ‘Rehana’ Cannes Un Certain Regard Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
Naman Ramachandran Grasshopper Film and Gratitude Films have jointly acquired U.S. distribution rights to Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard selection “Rehana” from sales agent Films Boutique.The film will open in cinemas in early 2022 followed by digital, home video, and non-theatrical releases.The deal was negotiated by Ryan Krivoshey of Grasshopper Film with Julien Razafindranaly of Films Boutique.The film follows Rehana, played by Azmeri Haque Badhon, an assistant professor at a medical college, who struggles to keep the harmony between work and family, as she has to play all the complex roles of a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother.