Madrid-based Latido Films amps up early international sales on Jim Sheridan’s ‘Re-Creation,’ builds “Homo Sapiens?” deals and pushes Latin genre while remake activity gathers steam
By Emiliano De Pablos
Latido Films, one of Spain’s leading indie sales outfits, is building brisk deal momentum on “Re-Creation,” the judicial drama feature from six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (“My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father”).
A top vendor of Spanish and international arthouse/crossover fare, Latido has notched a string of deals on “Re-creation,” selling to Syldavia in Spain, Limelight in Australia/New Zealand, Beta Films in Bulgaria and Sky Digi–Legendary Enterprises in Taiwan. Worldwide airline rights are set with Anuvu. Previously announced pacts include Outsider Filmes in Portugal and Spentzos Films in Greece, with advanced negotiations in motion for the U.S. and U.K..
Co-directed and co-written by Sheridan and Irish filmmaker David Merriman (“Rock Against Homelessness”), “Re-Creation” world premiered at June’s Tribeca Film Festival. The cast is led by Vicky Krieps, Cannes Un Certain Regard best performance winner for “Corsage,” alongside Colm Meaney (“Layer Cake,” “Con Air”) and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones,” “Bohemian Rhapsody”).
Inspired by the real, still-unsolved murder of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the film imagines a jury’s deliberations, inventing a retrial and blending reality with fiction. Variety hailed “Re-Creation” as “terrific” and an “elegant ’12 Angry Men’ variation.”
“‘Re-creation’ is a movie we are proud of and it brings us some satisfaction,” said Latido CEO Antonio Saura. “It is one of Sheridan’s most personal works and he had the capacity and ability to distance himself from his own personal obsession with this case and deliver a fascinating trial film.”
A broader slate strategy
The push on Sheridan’s title highlights a broader slate strategy. “One of the decisions we are happy to have taken some years ago was to expand the types of films we represent,” Saura added. “We could see that the market was evolving and changing fast and we had to be ready to offer alternatives, which we have done, and we are pleased that in a market as complex as the world market nowadays we are able to bring results to the producers.”
Beyond the flagship title, Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s darkcomedy anthology “Homo Sapiens?” continues to cash in across key territories. Recent deals include A Contracorriente Films for Spain and Andorra, Danaos for Greece and Greek-speaking Cyprus, and New Cinema for Israel, with Poland in active talks.
Latido is also negotiating remake rights in multiple markets off the back of the film’s strong local performance. “Clever comedies travel well, in this case also generating considerable interest for a remake,” Saura noted. “In the end, human cunning and stupidity presented with noir humor connects marvellously with all generations of viewers.”
Latin genre auteurs
Latido is simultaneously stoking results on elevated Latin fantasy/horror. Gustavo Hernández’s “The Whisper,” the sixth feature from the director of “Virus: 32” and “The Silent House,” has drawn offers from Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Also working genre, paranormal-action title “The Awakening,” built from material shot by the late Colombian filmmaker Jaime Osorio Márquez (“The Squad”), is positioned as another premium driver.
“‘The Awakening’ marks an amazing film and a story of love and respect by two great Colombian filmmakers to present the vision of their departed friend by bringing a completely new version of images shot in the past,” said Saura.
Catalog remains active, led by Berlinale breakout “Deaf” (“Sorda”), sold to Romania’s Culoar Films. Both “Deaf” and Antón Álvarez (C. Tangana)’s documentary “The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés” are in advanced negotiations for Latin America.
Remakes: a parallel growth
Remakes rep a parallel growth axis. Vet Spanish director Gerardo Herrero’s dramatic comedy “Under Therapy” has closed Indian remake rights with Alliance Media & Entertainment, following earlier deals in the U.S. and Israel.
Javier Fesser’s family hit “Champions,” which has sold to more than 50 territories and grossed $28 million worldwide, recently delivered a local high-water mark in India: an Aamir Khan–headlined version rolled out on 1,000-plus prints and entered the market’s 2025 Top 10, while an Italian remake is now in production with Ascent Film.
