Shout! Studios has picked up the North American rights to Natalie Morales’ drama Language Lessons, which also stars and is written by Mark Duplass.
Actress-turned-director Morales debuted Language Lessons at the Berlin Film Festival and earned the audience award at the SXSW Film Festival. The film follows Adam (Duplass), whose husband surprises him with a gift of a year’s worth of weekly Spanish lessons.
But when tragedy strikes, his teacher Carino (Morales) becomes a lifeline he didn’t know he needed, and the two develop an unexpected and complicated emotional bond.
Shout! Studios has secured all distribution rights in North America and plans a theatrical launch later this year to being a strategic cross-platform rollout. The movie deal was negotiated by ICM Partners for Duplass Brothers Productions and Shout’s Jordan Fields, vp of acquisitions, Julie Dansker, head of new content sales and Steven Katz, vp of business affairs.
A production of Duplass Brothers Productions, Language Lessons is executive produced by Morales, Mark Duplass, and Jay Duplass.
