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Édgar Ramírez and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart to lead Fernando Guzzoni historical drama
The Chilean director is presenting his period film exploring 19th-century enslavement at the Venice Gap-Financing Market.
The short version
- Director Fernando Guzzoni is pitching his historical drama 'Land of the Savages' at the Venice Gap-Financing Market.[Variety]
- Actors Édgar Ramírez and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart are attached to star as a slave owner and an abolitionist in 1850 Chile.[Variety]
- Producers Oso Films and Foton Pictures are seeking European co-production partners to complete the film's financing.[Variety]
Key facts
- Fernando Guzzoni is presenting 'Land of the Savages' at the Venice Gap-Financing Market.[Variety]
- The 1850-set film stars Édgar Ramírez as a slave-owning businessman and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as an abolitionist.[Variety]
- The production is a collaboration between Oso Films and Foton Pictures.[Variety]
- According to Foton Pictures CEO Carlos E. Cuscó, the team has been developing the project since 2022 and is seeking European co-producers.[Variety]
- Guzzoni stated that the project was inspired by reactions to recent Haitian immigration in Chile, leading him to research the nation's history of enslavement.[Variety]
What remains uncertain
- The project is still finalizing its financing and has yet to secure its European co-production partner and European cast members.[Variety]
Sources
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