Warner Bros. Discovery Picks Up Film.UA’s Ukrainian Thriller ‘Between Us’ For CEE

Max Goldbart
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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has picked up Film.UA’s Ukrainian psychological thriller Between Us for the CEE region.

The U.S. giant will air the movie about two strangers thrust into an unexpected alliance on HBO Max streaming and linear channel Cinemax across a wealth of territories from May.

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From Solomiya Tomaschuk and Yurii Dunaiev, Between Us stars well-known Ukrainian movie actors Anastasia Pustovit and Irma Vitovska as Sasha and Anya. Sasha is a party girl who snorts cocaine, has sex with her tattoo artist and crawls into her closet at night owing to panic attacks. At a maternity clinic, she meets Anya, a 50-year-old gynecologist with marital problems of her own.

The film was well received on the recent festival circuit and will air in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moldova (non-exclusive Romanian language), Albania, Bulgaria, and Adriatic countries following the deal.

It is the second movie licensed to WBD in the region by Ukrainian outfit Film.UA, following Felix Austria, also known as Maid in Law.

“WBD has a rich history of offering viewers the best in European content,” said Ragnhild Thorbech, SVP programming and acquisitions, HBO Max EMEA. “It is built on a deep understanding that every country is different. Through HBO Max we deliver local content for our subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe, giving them the most compelling and relatable stories from their towns and cities.”

Around the time the movie launches on HBO Max in May, the streamer will rebrand in the region to Max, bringing together HBO and Warner content with Discovery.

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