Outsider takes U.S., Canada on 'Finisterrae'

Outsider Pictures has acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights to Sergio Caballero's comedy drama "Finisterrae," provided by Buenos Aires' FilmSharks Intl. A L.A.-based telemarketer and distributor, delivering films inside the U.S., Canada and Latin America, Outsider aims to produce moviegoers most likely probably the most original tales from around the globe, according to its mission statement. Winning a Tiger Award for debut feature within the 2010 Rotterdam Festival, pic triggers two Russian ghosts, who walk the St. James Approach to Finisterrae, a cape in northwest The nation, to ensure that they are able to rejoin the land in the living. Pic is peppered with surreal moments which seem to spoof highbrow artfilms. "Finisterrae" is produced by Luis Minarro's Barcelona-based Eddie Saeta, co-producer of Cannes Palme d'Or champion "Uncle Boonmee," and one of the driving forces behind left-of-area filmmaking in Europe. In the separate deal closed within the Rome Festival's Business Street, Inmovision has acquired Brazilian rights to Argentinean Marcos Carnevale's "Widows." Argentina's finest late-summer season local hit, grossing $1.9 million for BVI in the August. 18 bow, "Widow" toplines a few the country's best-regarded as as stars, Graciela Borges ("The Hands") and Valeria Bertuccelli ("A Boyfriend For My SpouseInch) inside the story in the widow from the guy who grudgingly takes proper care of his mistress, now pregnant along with his child. Produced by Fernando Sokolowicz and Disney co-possessed Patagonik, "Widows" has sparked distributor fascination with the U.S., Japan, France and also the country, mentioned FilmSharks' Guido Rud. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com