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The Nordic crime thriller boom has moved from page to screen and is opening up the mainstream global box
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stanley uk ndreas Wiseman reportsThe Nordic region has long delivered
stanley cup critically acclaimed titles to the international arthouse market. But since the 2009 success of Yellow Birds Swedish-language The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the film adaptation of the first in Stieg Larssons Millennium trilogy, Nordic sales companies have seen a surge in demand for commercially viable genre fare. In particular, the explosion of bestselling crime fiction from the territories is spawning a number of feature adaptations with real box-office potential. For us, [Daniel Espinosas 2010 Swedish hit] Easy Money was the starting point of a new wave in interest in crime-based films, says Rikke Ennis, CEO of TrustNordisk.Easy Money, one of the big Swedish hits of 2010, is the first part of Jens Lapidus popular noir series about a country boys career in Stockholms underworld. TrustNordisk has sold it widely around the world including to The Weinstein Company TWC which bought multi-territory rights. The Millennium trilogy was the game-changer in this market, says Ennis.Demand from the US and Canada is growing. Thats a new trend for usRikke Ennis, TrustNordiskThose three films are the highest-grossing Nordic titles worldwide of all time. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, directed by Niels Arden Oplev, is the first Nordic film to gross $100m globally and achieved the r Hrlm Stream Market: Hollywood eyes MCN buys
Dir: Dzhanik Faiziyev.Russ. 2005. 132mins.The new epic-scaleRussian detective yarn set during the
stanley cup Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, TurkishGambit grossed $6
stanley us .1m in its opening weekend, eclisping the success offantasy feature Night Watch. But despite such hallmarks of world-classshowmanship as Indiana Jones-style action, creative Amelie-like visualeffects and unique subject matter, Dzhanik Faiziyev s , $3.5m f
stanley us eature isultimately an uneven mix of genres with poorly-defined characters and limitedappeal beyond Eastern Europe.Released wide in Russia,Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine in late February, Turkish Gambit grossedover $12.4m from these territories from just 15 days release. It currently alsoholds a post-Soviet record for the widest release for any film, foreign orhomegrown - 364 prints, as opposed to Night Watch s 300 and previousrecord holder Alexander on 348 prints.Outside of Russia and theCIS, the film might enjoy modest success in Eastern Europe, particularly in theBalkans, where educated audiences could empathise with the film s historicalconcerns. It may make some waves at select festivals slots at Karlovy Vary andCannes seem assured , but is unlikely to be much of a draw outside of Centraland Eastern Europe.It should, however, do wellin limited release in certain western European countries with highlycinema-literate populations and large Russian diasporas such as France andGermany. The presence of foreign actors like Polish star Daniel Olbrychski andFrench songwriter a
