Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada starring Richard Gere and plans a December launch and awards run.
The movie, which reunites Schrader and Gere for the primary time since American Gigolo, premiered in Cannes and can display screen at Toronto and New York movie festivals.
Oh, Canada sees Gere play documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife, who sits down for a ultimate interview to disclose the unvarnished details of his life, reflecting on his relationships, regrets, and mortality.
The movie co-stars Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, and Michael Imperioli, and is predicated on the novel Foregone by Schrader’s late pal Russell Banks, whose novel Affliction Schrader tailored into the 1997 movie of the identical identify.
The deal was negotiated by Kino lorber head of theatrical acquisitions and distribution Lisa Schwartz with producer David Gonzales and WME Unbiased.
“I’ve been monitoring Kino Lorber’s movies for years, and I’m glad to turn into a part of the household,” mentioned Schrader.
Oh, Canada is an Arclight Movies Worldwide presentation of a Northern Lights, Vested Curiosity, Ottocento, Left House Prods. manufacturing, in affiliation with Exemplary Movies, Carte Blanche Leisure, One Two Twenty Leisure, Sipur Studios.
The movie is produced by Gonzales, Tiffany Boyle, Luisa Legislation, Meghan Hanlon, and Scott Lastaiti.
