EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights for A Second Life, starring Agathe Rousselle (Titane) and Alex Lawther (The End of the F**ing World) ahead of its Tribeca premiere.
Set against the backdrop of the Paris 2024 Olympics, thefollows the emotional journey of a hearing-impaired woman in her thirties navigating personal upheaval during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
It is Slama’s third feature after 2019 Netflix Original Paris Is Us and Roaring 20s (Années 20), which also premiered at Tribeca in 2021, winning the Best Cinematography.
Slama signed both two feature films under the pseudonym of Elisabeth Vogler, taken from Liv Ullmann’s character in Ingmar Bergman’s psychological drama Persona.
As with Slama’s previous work, the film was shot entirely on location in Paris, with production taking place during the Olympics, at a time when most shoots in the city were on hold.
A Second Life is produced by Maxime Montagne and Laurent Slama for 21Juin Cinema and co-produced by RNB! Films, Loulou Films and Altana Investissements.
The film plays in the International Narrative Feature section at Tribeca running from from June 4 to 15.
MMM Film Sales, the international sales arm of 21Juin Cinema, will introduce the film to buyers at the Cannes Marché du Film.