The satire, about a New York socialite who has a blasé reaction to her husband's death, is based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, China and worldwide airlines to Azazel Jacobs’ Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international bestselling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price , a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend.
The film will be a Canadian/Irish co-production that is produced by Rocket Science, Elevation Pictures, Screen Siren Pictures and Blinder Films. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously picked up all other international territories excluding Canada and Switzerland.
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