Impunity at Cannes
According to Variety, the studio Pathé is pushing the hot package of the espionage thriller Impunity at the Cannes market. The film comes from Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez (The Settlers). Impunity is adapted from the book 38 Londres Street by renowned lawyer and bestselling author Philippe Sands. The story takes a look at one of the biggest international criminal cases since the Nuremberg Trials. The film is set to star Sebastian Stan and Ana De Armas, both of whom are also on board as executive producers.
The project is produced by Rei Pictures’ Spanish branch, U.K.-based Quiddity and the new Chilean outfit Ronda Cine, Les Films du Worso in France, alongside Zeta Studios in Spain, Snowglobe in Denmark and Pathé in France, who will also be handling the international sales and distribution for France, Switzerland and Benelux.
The plot of Impunity
Per Variety, Impunity is “shot between Chile, U.K., Spain – in English and in Spanish — the film is set against the backdrop of one of the legal cases of the 20th century when Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London in 1998. For the first time, a former dictator could lose his immunity and face justice beyond his own country.” According to the publication, the plot description reads, “As two covert operations unfold behind closed doors, a mercenary recruited by an NGO and a Chilean envoy are drawn into a labyrinth of conspiracies, betrayals, and geopolitical maneuvering — only to discover, at their own expense, that the real battle for justice is fought far from the courtroom, in the shadows.”
Alfredo Castro (The Club), Antonia Zegers (Too Late to Die Young) and Alejandro Goic make up more of the cast.
Gálvez’s vision
Director Gálvez talked about what his intentions are with this new project. He explained, “I grew up listening to unfinished stories, conversations interrupted by fear. With Impunity, I want to explore the pages erased from our history. Using the language of the spy genre, not to celebrate conspiracies, but to reveal how justice itself can be negotiated, delayed, and turned into spectacle.”
Benjamín Domenech at Rei Pictures and Emily Morgan at Quiddity stated, “Embarking on Impunity represents for us a major cinematic challenge and a sense of historical responsibility. In a world where accountability is continually contested, Felipe’s vision is a vital cinematic intervention, destined to resonate with audiences who demand interrogation of the foundations of our society.”
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