REinvent Swoops On Rolf Lassgård-Starrer ‘Rome,’ Göteborg’s Closing Film About How Marriage and Love Change Over Time (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Highly active Copenhagen-based sales outfit REinvent has acquired rights to the Danish pic “Rome,” officially selected as the Göteborg Film Festival’s closing movie.
The life-affirming romantic drama marks the sophomore feature from established Danish choreographer Niclas Bendixen, behind Mads Mikkelsen’s famous dance scene in the Oscar-winning “Another Round.” Toplining the cast are Rolf Lassgård (“A Man Called Ove”), Bodil Jørgensen (“The Kingdom”), and Kristian Halken (“A Perfectly Normal Family”), who shares the writing credits with Bendixen and Christian Torpe (“Silent Heart”). “‘Rome’ stands out as a heart-warming film which makes you think about life, love and values.
We are proud to represent and showcase ‘Rome’ to an international audience in Göteborg. I am confident that the film will find a home in the hearts of distributors in countries worldwide,” said Helene Aurø, REinvent’s sales and marketing director.
Based on Halken’s idea, the pic turns on Gerda (Jørgensen) and Kristoffer (Halken) who travel to Rome to celebrate a lifelong marriage, and relive the city where Gerda was once an aspiring art student.
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