Habanero Films Sales Picks up TIFF Title 'Under the Same Sun'

Rio de Janeiro-based Habanero Film Sales has snagged world sales rights to the Spanish-Dominican co-production “Under the Same Sun” (“Bajo el mismo sol”) ahead of its Sept. 11 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) world premiere.

The period drama set in the hinterlands of the Dominican Republic is the second collaboration between director Ulises Porra and writer-producer Ulla Prida who co-wrote Porra’s multi-award-winning pic, “ Carajita ,” co-helmed with Silvina Schnicer. This is the solo debut feature of the Catalan-born filmmaker.

Set in 1819 Hispaniola, just prior to the Dominican Republic’s push for independence, the drama centers on an unexpected trio – a young Spanish noble, a skilled Chinese silk artisan and a Haitian soldier who’s abandoned his post. Together, they strive to build