David Bezmozgis Sets Principal Photography For Film Adaptation Of Crimea-Set Novel ‘The Betrayers’ – Cannes Market
Exclusive: Latvian Canadian writer and director David Bezmozgis will begin principal photography on an adaptation of his novel The Betrayers this June.
Michael Aronov, Simon McBurney, Kaelen Ohm, and Tina Benko have signed for the cast.
Bezmozgis has adapted his critically acclaimed 2014 work with Canadian writer Paige Cooper.
The politically charged psychological drama follows a disgraced Israeli politician and former Soviet dissident who seeks refuge in a Crimean resort town.
While there, he comes across the man who betrayed him decades earlier. The encounter sets off a reckoning with the past and the murky nature of justice, memory, and forgiveness.
The Crimea portion of the feature will be shot in Bari, Italy.
The project is a Canada–Ukraine treaty co-production, produced by Bill Marks (Forsaken) at Votex Media, Volodymyr Yatsenko, and Anna Yatsenko...
Michael Aronov, Simon McBurney, Kaelen Ohm, and Tina Benko have signed for the cast.
Bezmozgis has adapted his critically acclaimed 2014 work with Canadian writer Paige Cooper.
The politically charged psychological drama follows a disgraced Israeli politician and former Soviet dissident who seeks refuge in a Crimean resort town.
While there, he comes across the man who betrayed him decades earlier. The encounter sets off a reckoning with the past and the murky nature of justice, memory, and forgiveness.
The Crimea portion of the feature will be shot in Bari, Italy.
The project is a Canada–Ukraine treaty co-production, produced by Bill Marks (Forsaken) at Votex Media, Volodymyr Yatsenko, and Anna Yatsenko...
- 5/13/2025
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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