The
film has been snapped up by Diaphana in France,
Artist House in Japan and Prooptiki in Greece.
Momentum Pictures will release the film in the
UK.
Morvern
Caller is Ramsay’s second feature after
the critically-lauded Ratcatcher, which
landed slots in the Un Certain Regard and Camera
d’Or categories at Cannes in 1999.
Adapted
by Ramsay and co-writer Liana Dognini from Alan
Warner’s novel of the same name, Morvern
Callar tells the story of a 21-year-old
supermarket worker from a small Scottish port
town, who after covering up her boyfriend’s
suicide, takes credit for a novel he has written
and uses the cash to travel to Spain. The film,
which wrapped this week, stars Samantha Morton
and Kathleen McDermott.
Backing
comes from Alliance Atlantis, BBC Films, the
Film Council, Scottish Screen and the Glasgow
Film Fund. Robyn Slovo, Charlie Pattinson and
George Faber of the UK’s Company Pictures
produce. Executive producers are Seaton McLean
for Alliance Atlantis, Andras Hamori for H20
Motion Pictures, David Thompson and Barbara
McKissack for BBC Films and Lenny Crooks for
the Glasgow Film Fund.
