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Prestige International Pictures Boards SXSW Mexican Teen Body Horror ‘Fifteen’ – AFM
Prestige International Pictures has acquired international sales rights to Mexican body horror film *Fifteen* (also titled *Quince*), excluding Latin America, ahead of the American Film Market in November. The deal gives the film a sales representative as it moves from its SXSW premiere and festival screenings towards international buyers.
Directed by Mexican brothers Jack and Yossy Zagha, the film follows a teenager whose plans for her quinceañera unravel when she begins a monstrous transformation, straining her friendship with her best friend. Greta Martí leads a cast including Macarena Oz, Aminta Ireta, Cloe Furlong and Mercedes Hernández; the Mexican and Argentine co-production was made with support from Mexican film funds.
In short
- Prestige acquired sales rights outside Latin America.
- The body horror centres on a quinceañera gone awry.
- The film premiered at SXSW and screened at festivals.
Explained simply
A quinceañera is a celebration of a girl’s fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America, often marking her transition into adulthood. The film uses that coming-of-age milestone as the setting for a story about a teenager whose body begins to change in a monstrous way, disrupting her plans and friendship.
*Fifteen*, also known as *Quince*, is a Mexican and Argentine horror film directed by brothers Jack and Yossy Zagha. Greta Martí leads the cast, alongside Macarena Oz, Aminta Ireta, Cloe Furlong and Mercedes Hernández.
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