Uncork’d Entertainment has pre-bought multi-territory rights to upcoming Argentinian-produced action-horror film “Eyes of the Abyss” ahead of its showcase in Cannes next week.

Uncork’d has picked up the film, which is currently in post-production, for North America, the U.K. and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It is planning a release in the final quarter of the year.

Footage from the film will be screened at the Cannes Market on May 19 in the ‘Blood Window Showcase,’ presented by Ventana Sur’s Latin American horror and fantasy film platform. Details of the six work-in-progress films were revealed earlier this week.

“Eyes of the Abyss” (aka “Los Ojos del Abismo”) is directed by Daniel de la Vega, who has previous credits in the genre including “On The 3rd Day,” “The Last Heretic” and “White Coffin.” The film follows the journey of a soldier who awakens aboard a warship. Surrounded by corpses and haunted by fragmented memories,...