Soccer Drama ‘Heysel 85’ Racks up International Sales, Led by Icon in U.K.
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Teodora Ana Mihai’s political thriller tells the inside story of the death of 49 soccer fans at the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment French sales outfit Salaud Morisset has inked multiple international territory deals for Teodora Ana Mihai’s Heysel 85 , lead by Icon Film Distribution, which picked up rights for the U.K. and Ireland. The feature tells the inside story of the Heysel Stadium disaster, at the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool Football Club and Juventus in Brussels, in which 39 soccer fans were killed. The disaster played out on live TV to an estimated audience of some 400 million viewers. Many of the deaths occurred before kick-off and the match was allowed to go ahead. Related Stories Movies Sinéad O'Shea on Her Recent Doc With Jessie Buckley, Exploring the 0.01% in 'All About the Money' and the Weight of Responsibility Business Hans Zimmer's Bleeding Fingers Music Opens London Office, Names U.K. Leadership What made the tragedy all the more grim is that events were broadcast on live TV to an estimated audience of 400 million viewers. Even after the deaths, many of which happened before kick-off, the match went ahead. Heysel 85 focuses on the events from the point of view of Marie (Violet Braeckman), press attaché of the mayor of Brussels, and Luca (Matteo Simoni), a young journalist covering the match for the Italian media. Alongside the U.K. and Ireland, Salaud Morisset signed deals for the film with Portugal (Films4You), the Baltics (Latvian Theatrical Distribution), Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia , and Uruguay (Cinematica Uruguaya). Heysel 85 racked up a slate of sales shortly after its world premiere in Berlin last month, including deals with Plaion for Italy and Smile Entertainment for the Nordic territories. Kinepolis Film Distribution will release the film theatrically in Benelux. Salaud Morisset said it is in negotiations with Japanese...
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