According to Deadline, IFC Midnight has acquired the North American rights to distribute director Kourosh Ahari’s Iranian psychological horror-thriller THE NIGHT, which made history as the first U.S.-produced film to receive a theatrical release in Iran.
Here's the official synopsis:
The Night marks Ahari’s feature directorial debut and stars Shahab Hosseini (A Separation, Cannes 2016 Best Actor winner for The Salesman) and Niousha Jafarian (Here and Now, Stitchers) as an Iranian couple who find themselves locked inside an old hotel with their one-year-old daughter. While attempting to make the best of this creepy hotel, an outside force pushes them to share the secrets they’ve hidden from each other. How, and if, they check out depends on how carefully they question everything and anyone that comes across their path. The film also features George Maguire (Fight Club, Pursuit of Happyness).
And here's what Ahari had to say about the deal:
We feel elated that we have found such a caring and supportive partner, IFC Midnight, to be the champions for this Iranian story…The Night on the surface is a thrilling psychological horror pivoting around an Iranian couple, but beneath it explores a common, yet very complex human condition intending to provoke the minds of audiences leaving theaters.
The Night is meant to be seen in theaters and we are excited that IFC Midnight has made that happen despite the current COVID climate. We are confident and thrilled to be collaborating with Aijah and the wonderful IFC Midnight team to get this picture out to the world.
Meanwhile, THE NIGHT will come to US theaters January 2021!
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