Production has begun on "Soma", a science-fiction drama marking the feature debut of Belgian-Hungarian director Miklós Keleti. The film stars Mark O'Brien ("Nuremberg", "Ready or Not") and Dutch actress Anneke Sluiters ("Heresay") as a scientist couple whose efforts to help their son overcome a rare language disorder spiral into obsession, threatening their family. It is an international co-production spanning Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and Estonia, reflecting the growing trend of multi-territory financing for independent genre films.

Filming is taking place in Tallinn and Käsmu in Estonia, as well as in the Netherlands, and will continue through to mid-September. The producers are Sebastian Schelenz (Velvet Films, Belgium), Amber Ripley (Goodbye Productions, Canada), Elina Litvinova (Three Brothers, Estonia) and Denis Vaslin (Volya Films, Netherlands), with Game Theory handling Canadian distribution and Belgian broadcasters RTBF, Be tv and Proximus also involved. Funding comes from bodies including the Film Center of the Wallonia Brussels Federation, Telefilm Canada, the Netherlands Film Fund and the Estonian Film Institute, while the supporting cast includes newcomer Leonhard Kõuhkna and Lucie Debay ("Omen").