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Focus Features Nabs Noomi Rapace’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Hot Spot’

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Etan Vlessing
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Sci-fi thriller 'Hot Spot' lands at Focus Features, reuniting director Agnieszka Smoczyńska with 'Black Panther' star Letitia Wright's breakout role.
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  • The film, starring Noomi Rapace, Andrzej Konopka and Reika Kirishima, wrapped production last week in Greece, showcasing the director's 'visually astounding and thematically prophetic' work.
  • Focus Features picked up the global distribution rights (excluding Poland, Greece, and France), with the studio's president of production and acquisitions, Kiska Higgs, praising Smoczyńska's 'singular visionary' talents.
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Noomi Rapace, Andrzej Konopka, Reika Kirishima, Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance, Focus Features, Black Panther, Madants, Neda Film, Film i Väst, Zentropa, Canal+ Polska, Moderator Inwestycje, CAA, Cont-act, Nest Co., Hot Spot, Silent Twins
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