ANTICHRIST selected for Main Competition in Cannes
10th Cannes Premiere for von Trier
TrustNordisk
is proud to announce that Lars von Trier
’s ANTICHRIST has been officially selected for the main competition at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24). This marks the 10th invitation to Cannes for the Danish director, following his Palme d’Or winner Dancer in the Dark (2000), Grand Prize winner Breaking the Waves (1996) and multiple Jury prize winner Europa (1991).
Charlotte Gainsbourg (I’m Not There; 21 Grams) and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man; The Dust of Time) star as a grieving couple who retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping a return to Eden will repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
The film is produced by Meta Louise Foldager at Zentropa and will be released in a number of European territories immediately following its Cannes premiere:
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Poland, Spain, and Italy.
ANTICHRIST has also been presold to Germany, Greece, Russia, CIS, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Korea, India, Brazil, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, Belgium, Lithuania, Netherlands, Finland and Taiwan
Executive producers are Peter Aalbæk Jensen and Peter Garde; Executive Co-Producers are Bettina Brokemper, Marianne Slot Co-produced by Lars Jönsson, Madeleine Ekman, Andrea Occhipinti,
Malgorzata Szumowska and Ole Østergaard.
Zentropa Entertainments23 is the main producer in co-production with Zentropa International Köln GmbH, Slot Machine Sarl., Memfis Film International AB, Trollhättan Film AB, Lucky Red SRL and Zentropa International Poland. The film is also co-produced by DR, Arte France Cinéma, ZDF-arte, Groupe Grand Accord: ARTE G.E.I. E, Film I Väst and SVT.
OFFICIAL TRAILER NOW ONLINE AT:
www.antichristthemovie.com
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL WEBSITE: www.festival-cannes.com
INTERNATIONAL PRESS IN CANNES:
Liz Miller/Donna Mills PREMIER PR
UK office: +44 207 292 8330
Email: liz.miller@premierpr.com
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FRENCH PRESS:
Jean-Pierre Vincent
Email: jpvpresse@gmail.com
SCANDINAVIAN PRESS:
Christel Hammer HAMMER PR
Cell: +45 2046 6617
Email:
ch@hammerpr.dk
