KimStim will release the film which played at Cannes' Directors Fortnight and marks Bruno Dumont's follow up to “The Empire.”
\n\nBruno Dumont’s “Red Rocks,” which world premiered earlier this year in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, has been acquired by KimStim for North America.
\n\nThe U.S. distributor plans to release the French filmmaker’s coming-of-age drama theatrically in North America in 2027, followed by digital and home entertainment.
\n\nSet on the French Riviera, “Red Rocks” follows two rival groups of children who spend their summer competing in a dangerous game of cliff jumping. At the center of the story is Géo, a five-year-old boy discovering friendship, rivalry and the first stirrings of romance.
\n\nDumont worked with a cast of non-professional young actors and adopted a documentary-like approach to the film, which was shot against the red cliffs and blue waters of the Mediterranean.
\n\n“‘Red Rocks’ is a disarmingly tender and playful coming-of-age film. Dumont’s free-spirited, observational approach gives it a natural charm and an almost documentary immediacy,” said KimStim co-president Ian Stimler. “The spontaneity and fearless energy of the young cast, set against the dazzling Mediterranean landscape, make the film feel alive and genuinely surprising. We’re delighted to bring this luminous new turn…
Original source: https://variety.com/