Paris-based sales outfit Luxbox has boarded international sales for Isabella Torre’s debut feature Basileia, produced by Jonas Carpignano.
The Italian fantasy drama is set in southern Italy and follows an archaeologist team whose latest dig accidentally unleashes mythical creatures. It is an adaptation of Torre’s debut feature Nymphs which premiered in Venice Horizons 2018.
Godland star Elliott Crosset Hove leads the cast with Angela Fontana, Koudous Seihon, Marco Raco, Ilaria Caffio and Ylenia Romano.
Carpignano produces Basileia through his outfit Stayblack Productions while co-producers are Film I Väst, Snowglobe and Rai Cinema.
Torre’s second short Full Moon screened in Venice Critics’ Week 2018 while, as an actress, her credits include The Ploy and Agadah.
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