The Little Death To Get American Release

Josh Lawson’s directorial debut THE LITTLE DEATH has been acquired by Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnolia Pictures for release in North America in 2015. This is a great win for the hilarious comedy about sex, which opens in Australian cinemas today.

In addition to being picked up for release in the US by Magnolia Pictures, California Films will release THE LITTLE DEATH in Latin America, as will Apex in Korea, M2 in Poland, and Cirko in Hungary. These territories now join France and Spain (Wildbunch), Germany and Austria (Weltkino), Switzerland (Impulse), UK and Ireland (Kaleidoscope), and Taiwan (Joint Entertainment).

This is a huge feat for THE LITTLE DEATH, and producer Jamie Hilton says; “We knew when we premiered the film to audiences that we had something very special on our hands. That said, we never expected to sell it as quickly as we have. We couldn’t be happier knowing that our film will now be seen the world over.”

THE LITTLE DEATH had its international premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and locally at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival (SFF), where it was voted second in SFF’s Audience Award for Best Feature.

A laugh-out-loud funny, honest and ultimately moving film, THE LITTLE DEATH looks at the secret sex lives of five ordinary couples. It explores the strange, hilarious and sometimes disastrous places our desires can take us in pursuit of that fleeting moment of sexual ecstasy; a moment the French call ‘la petite mort’ – the little death. Featuring an ensemble cast of Australia’s finest talent, including Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany, Patrick Brammall, Lachy Hulme and Lisa McCune, writer and director Josh Lawson has cleverly constructed a film that all at once defies expectations, continually surprises and is genuinely charming.

THE LITTLE DEATH was produced by Jamie Hilton, Michael Petroni and Matt Reeder for See Pictures.

The Little Death is screening in Australian cinemas now.