Kino Lorber has purchased U.S. and Anglo-Canadian distribution rights to Nicolas Philibert’s poignant documentary “On the Adamant” which simply gained the Golden Bear at this yr’s Berlin Movie Competition.
Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical launch later this yr adopted by a digital and residential video launch on all main platforms.
Bought by Movies du Losange, “On the Adamant” takes place at a novel day-care centre for adults affected by psychological issues. Positioned in a construction floating the center of the Seine, in Paris, the middle heals these adults with a mix of remedy, training, and tradition rooted in music and the humanities. The affecting documentary follows the crew operating the Adamant as they try to remodel and uplift the lives for these individuals.
“On The Adamant” was directed, shot, and edited by Philibert, who is thought for his humanistic strategy to documentary filmmaking. He beforehand highlighted marginalized communities in “Each Little Factor,” “Within the Land of the Deaf” and the arthouse hit “To Be and To Have.” “On the Adamant” is produced by Céline Loiseau, Gilles Sacuto, and Miléna Poylo.
“Nicolas Philibert is among the nice humanists of our time and his deep compassion, at all times evident in his work, shines brighter than ever in ‘On the Adamant,’” mentioned Kino Lorber SVP Wendy Lidell, who negotiated the cope with Alice Lesort from Movies du Losange. “We’re proud so as to add his newest work to our library of a few of his highest movies, and stay up for welcoming audiences aboard the Adamant so their minds will be opened and their spirits stuffed with marvel,” Lidell continued.
Philibert mentioned he “[hopes] that the American public might be delicate to this movie by which [he has] tried to reverse the picture that many have of the so-called ‘loopy’ who’re too typically marked by clichés which follow their pores and skin and designate them eternally as harmful individuals when the overwhelming majority are innocent.”
“I would like audiences to acknowledge what unites us past our variations; though they might not be capable of establish with the themes, I hope they will acknowledge a typical humanity, and a sense of being a part of the identical world,” added the filmmaker.
Philibert mentioned he was additionally “moved” by the truth that his movie might be distributed by Kino Lorber “after a few years of loyalty to [my] work.”
The acquisition of “On The Adamant” is the second excessive profile acquisition of late by Kino Lorber, who not too long ago introduced their acquisition of “Scrapper,” Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize winner directed by Charlotte Regan and starring Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell. Each “Scrapper” and “On the Adamant” are set to play additional within the pageant circuit worldwide and can open theatrically later this yr.
