Sundance 2017: A One-Night Stand Turns Deadly in Berlin Syndrome
By Steve Barton
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With the Sundance Film Festival brewing, Vertical Entertainment has preemptively struck to acquire a new psychological thriller ahead of its premiere at Utah’s big dance. Screen Daily reports that the distributor has picked up North American theatrical rights to Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome ahead of its screening in Park City on January 20.
Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, and Lucie Aron star.
Synopsis: A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Teresa Palmer appears in Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sarah Enticknap.more
Max Riemelt appears in Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sarah Enticknap.more
Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt appear in Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sarah Enticknap.more
Cate Shortland, director of Berlin Syndrome, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Adam Arkapaw.more
Teresa Palmer appears in Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sarah Enticknap.more
Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt appear in Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sarah Enticknap.more
Teresa Palmer appears in Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sarah Enticknap.
Tags: Berlin Syndrome Cate Shortland Max Riemelt Sundance 2017 Teresa Palmer Vertical Entertainment