‘Islands,’ Jan-Ole Gerster’s thriller that first bowed within the Berlinale earlier this 12 months to vital acclaim, has secured key distribution offers for Protagonist Photos and augenschein Gross sales.

The movie — Sam Riley (“Management,” “Firebrand”), Stacy Martin (“The Brutalist,” “Nymphomaniac”) and Jack Farthing (“The Riot Membership,” “Spencer”) — had already offered to Greenwich Leisure for the U.S., as Selection introduced earlier this month.

Further offers now embrace BFI Distribution, which took rights for U.Okay. and Eire, Jour2Fête for France, Cherry Pickers for Benelux, Jour2Fête for France, Spentzos Movie for Greece and Cyprus, Pris Audiovisuais for Portugal, Investacommerce AG for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, Transilvania Movie for Romania, Acme Movie for the Baltics, Arthouse Visitors for Ukraine, Entrance Row Filmed Leisure for MENA. Penny Black picked up airline rights.

“Islands” is Gerster’s English-language debut, working from a screenplay he co-wrote with Blaz Kutin and Lawrie Doran. The movie was developed and produced by Maximilian Leo and Jonas Katzenstein for augenschein Filmproduktion. It’s co-produced by Leonine Studios and Schiwago Movie. Leonine will even distribute the movie in Germany in Might 2025.

“Jan-Ole has created an extremely tense and taut thriller that our worldwide companions agree will captivate audiences worldwide,” stated Protagonist Photos’ performing senior vp of gross sales, Sarah Lebutsch. “The standard of this group of prime tier distributors is a testomony to the worldwide attraction of the movie, and the simple expertise in entrance of and behind the digicam.”

Shot on location within the Canary Islands, the movie follows Tom, (Riley) a tennis coach at an opulent island resort, filling the time between classes and one-night stands. The arrival of a mysterious household pulls Tom out of his regular routing as he strikes up a relationship with Anne (Martin), her husband Dave (Farthing) and their son Anton (Dylan Torrell). Tom is unable to shake the sensation that he has met Anne earlier than, and the stress grows between them till one night time Dave goes lacking and the police suspect Tom and Anne. 

“Islands” obtained 4 nominations on the prestigious Lola Awards — the German equal of the Oscars — together with Greatest Image, Greatest Main Actor, Greatest Authentic Music and Greatest Sound. In his Berlinale assessment Selection’s Peter Debruge described it as “mesmerizing” and highlighted Martin and Riley’s lead performances.