Greece, Bulgaria shoot commences for Romain Gavras' Film4 backed ‘Sacrifice'

Production is underway in Greece and Bulgaria on French filmmaker Romain Gavras’ English-language debut Sacrifice.

Gavras is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Succession writer and co-producer Will Arbery.

Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Ambika Mod, Jade Croot, Jeremy O. Harris, Miriam Silverman, singer Charli XCX and rapper Yung Lean have joined the previously announced cast of Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault and Sam Richardson.

The film is an official Greece-UK co-production. Iconoclast are producing with Robert Walak, Jacob Perlin and Gavras alongside Giorgios Karnavas of Heretic. Gregory Jankilevitsch and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska of Mid March Media also produce. CAA Media Finance and Rocket Science represent worldwide distribution rights.

Mid March Media and Film4 are co-financing in association with Gucci, Head Gear Films, the Onassis Foundation and Athens Festival. Kate Glover is co-producing and Solent Film is servicing the film in Bulgaria.

Gavras’ most recent feature Athena was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2022.

This story originally appeared on our sister site Screen

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