Worldwide gross sales outfit Cercamon has revealed a raft of worldwide gross sales on the Gaza-set documentary “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Stroll,” directed by Iranian-French filmmaker Sepideh Farsi.

The movie, which had its world premiere within the ACID program on the Cannes Movie Competition, presents an intimate, first-hand have a look at life beneath siege in Gaza via video calls between Farsi and younger Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona. In a tragic flip of occasions, Hassona was killed in an Israeli missile strike on her residence simply at some point after the movie’s Cannes choice was introduced.

The documentary has offered to Entrance Row Leisure (Center East); Think about Movie Distribution (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg); Dogwoof (U.Ok., Eire); Filmin (Spain); Needed (Italy); Midas Filmes (Portugal); One From the Coronary heart (Greece, Cyprus); United Folks Company (Japan); Hello Gloss Leisure (Australia, New Zealand); Bir Movie (Turkey); Falcon (Indonesia); and In opposition to Gravity (Poland). The movie shall be launched in France by New Story in September.

Cercamon is in superior discussions for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea and Taiwan.

Reviewing the movie for Selection, Siddhant Adlakha wrote: “Regardless of its tragic final result, the movie proves stirring in its capability for hope towards all odds, whereas additionally putting on full show the price of occupation, portraying the total extent of the lives and desires dashed by warfare.”

“From the very first screening in Cannes, we felt the emotional influence this movie had on audiences — and that influence has solely deepened as we’ve shared it with distributors around the globe. Fatma Hassona’s presence is unforgettable, and her story resonates far past borders. We’re honored to assist carry her voice ahead, and grateful to the various companions who noticed on this movie what we did: a singular, deeply human work that stays with you lengthy after the credit roll,” stated Sebastien Chesneau who handles world gross sales at Cercamon.

“We’re deeply honored to have acquired the MENA rights to ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Stroll,’ a movie that now stands as each a haunting eulogy and a residing testomony to the braveness of Fatma Hassona. That she misplaced her life simply hours after studying of her movie’s Cannes choice is an unspeakable tragedy — and a painful reminder of how pressing it’s to amplify voices like hers earlier than it’s too late. These are the tales that have to be heard, not solely to mourn what’s been misplaced, however to try to stop additional loss,” added Gianluca Chakra of Entrance Row Leisure.

Their sentiments had been echoed by the opposite distributors.

“‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Stroll’ is a haunting and devastating testomony to the resilience of each day life beneath siege in Gaza. The last word tragedy which befell the unforgettable Fatma solely reinforces the pressing necessity to maintain all our consideration on the unfolding genocide, particularly when no journalists are being allowed in to doc the persevering with horrors,” stated Dogwoof’s Oli Harbottle.

“In Japan, media protection of Gaza has been extraordinarily restricted, however we hope that the discharge of this movie will contribute to ending the struggling that has continued for 21 months as quickly as potential,” stated Kenji Sekine of United Folks.

“I’ll by no means, ever neglect assembly Fatma Hassona. And neither will every viewer that meets her. And bears witness to her effervescence,’ stated Simon Killen of Hello Gloss Leisure. “Upon viewing the movie for the primary time, we had been deeply, emotionally moved and left the screening with the conviction that this movie wanted to be shared with as many individuals as potential,” added Joan Aguilar of Think about Movie Distribution.

“After ‘No Different Land,’ one other daring and crucial movie, completely aligned with our editorial line,” stated Anastasia Plazzotta of Needed.

“A crucial movie, a doc of a life that’s value figuring out in all places. Past all of the devastating on a regular basis information cycle, Sepideh Farsi provides us a singular doc of the dear lifetime of Fatma Hassona, an individual that everybody ought to learn about. We felt that it’s our obligation to indicate her life, her hopes and desires and her skills. The movie speaks for itself, Fatima Hassona speaks for herself and that’s why we really feel that everybody ought to watch this movie. It’s an expertise that may stick with you eternally,” stated Lefteris Adamidis and Sofia Angelidou of One From the Coronary heart.”
 
Marta Fernandes and Pedro Borges of Midas Filmes stated: “We’re very honored to be the distributors of this shifting and putting documentary.  In a time our world is witnessing a genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, we hope the movie can increase much more consciousness to the state of affairs and be a part of a name for peace as a way to honor the legacy of younger Fatma Hassona.”

“Coronary heart-breaking and eyes-opening movie on tragedy in Gaza,” stated Artur Liebhart of In opposition to Gravity.