Celsius Leisure has picked up world gross sales rights (excluding Switzerland) on Butterfly Stroke, directed by Denis Rabaglia and starring Judy Davis and Florence Hunt.
The movie goes into manufacturing on July 28.
Additionally starring are Caroline Peters and Malaya Stern Takeda. The movie follows Ruth (Davis), an eccentric, decided girl who needs management over all the pieces. Even demise. She heads to Zurich for an orderly, authorized exit. Her estranged granddaughter, Lori (Hunt), gatecrashes and received’t depart with out her. Their reunion is transformative and loving.
The total synopsis reads: Butterfly Stroke centres on Ruth (Davis), a British swimming champion, and a girl who needs management over each facet of her life – together with its finish. Recognized with a terminal mind tumour, she units out on a last journey to Switzerland, the place assisted dying is authorized. She calls her estranged granddaughter, Lori (Hunt), to tell her of the plan and the inheritance she’ll quickly obtain. Lori, impulsive and headstrong in her personal manner, received’t let Ruth slip away so simply. She races to Switzerland to cease – or at the very least perceive – Ruth’s choice.
In Zurich, Ruth’s uncommon angle conflicts with the group’s routine and turns into a nightmare for her case supervisor. Ruth additionally meets her match within the fastidious Dr Steiger (Caroline Peters), whose unflinching utility of the rulebook results in a darkly comedic standoff. In the meantime, Lori finds herself unexpectedly distracted by Ingrid (Malaya Stern Takeda), a captivating Swiss soccer participant whom she will be able to’t assist falling for. As Ruth’s fastidiously laid plans get delayed, grandmother and granddaughter discover themselves caught in a limbo that’s unexpectedly humorous and revealing. They start to bridge the huge emotional chasm between them, and long-buried secrets and techniques rise to the floor, together with the mysterious occasion that derailed Ruth’s Olympic future.
Butterfly Stroke is written by Nat Luurtsema, Denis Rabaglia, and Jessica Townsend.
The Switzerland/UK coproduction is produced by Michael Steiger and Michela Pini from Turnus Movies (Songs Inside) and Chris Curling and Anya Ryzhenkova from Zephyr Movies (The Miracle Membership). Thierry Wase-Bailey and Henriette Wollmann are government producers.
