Sovereign has acquired U.Okay. and Eire rights to “Kontinental ’25,” the most recent movie from Romanian auteur Radu Jude that received the Silver Berlin Bear for finest screenplay at February’s Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition.

The comedy-drama, which additionally earned a Golden Berlin Bear nomination for finest movie and a Grand Prix nod on the Luxembourg Metropolis Movie Competition, is concentrating on a U.Okay. and Eire theatrical launch in late 2025.

Set in Cluj, the capital of Transylvania, “Kontinental ’25” follows Orsolya (Eszter Tompa), a bailiff who faces an ethical disaster after evicting a homeless man from a cellar with disastrous outcomes. The solid consists of Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Șerban Pavlu, Oana Mardare, Annamária Biluska, Adrian Sitaru, Marius Damian, Nicodim Ungureanu and Ilinca Manolache.

Reviewing the movie for Selection, Man Lodge praised the movie as “extraordinary,” calling it a “searing indictment of crumbling social care in a post-socialist financial system” and noting that “nothing about ‘Kontinental ’25’ is simple, from its scabrous anger to its layered political and historic commentary.”

“I’m happy that Kontinental ’25 is reaching audiences within the U.Okay.,” Jude stated. “It’s a movie that started years in the past with a small information story however grew into one thing a lot bigger – a mirrored image on inequality, gentrification, and the ethical dilemmas we frequently attempt to ignore – or a minimum of I hope it did. We shot it rapidly, with minimal sources, utilizing solely an iPhone and pure gentle, with nice actors and an enthusiastic small crew. I contemplate it many issues into one, a form of a noir movie counting on phrases, a comedy, and an homage to Roberto Rossellini’s ‘Europe ’51.’”

The movie marks Jude’s follow-up to his Berlin Golden Bear winner “Unhealthy Luck Banging or Loony Porn” and his Locarno Particular Jury Prize winner “Do Not Anticipate Too A lot From the Finish of the World.”

Sovereign CEO Andreas Roald stated: “We’re thrilled to have the ability to convey Kontinental ’25 to U.Okay. and Irish audiences. With Radu Jude’s signature boldness, the movie captures the contradictions of recent life with biting readability and darkish humor. It’s a strong reflection on guilt, accountability and the absurdities of our social programs, anchored by a haunting efficiency and a uncooked, stripped-back aesthetic.”

The pickup provides to Sovereign’s slate that features Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Unhappiness,” Ulrich Seidl’s “Rimini,” and upcoming releases “Want: The Carl Craig Story” and “Small Gods.”

“Kontinental ’25” is produced by Alex Teodorescu and Rodrigo Teixeira, with government producers together with Ramona Grama, Andreas Roald, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal-Zade, Berta Marchiori, Fernanda Frotté, Paul Thiltges and Adrien Chef. The movie is a Saga Movie manufacturing in co-production with RT Options, Bord Cadre Movies and Paul Thiltges Distributions, with world gross sales dealt with by Luxbox.