L.A.-based Cineverse , the U.S. distributor of “Terrifier” and “The Toxic Avenger,” has teamed with Fandor to acquire all rights to North America on Lithuanian Weird Wave thriller “Jōhatsu.”

The film will debut via digital and Fandor early next year.

From Lithuanian prize-winning producer Uljana Kim, with whom Alief has worked since 2019’s “Sicvenezia Parthenon,” “Johatsu” world premiered at the 2024 Tallin Critics’ Picks Competition. It received its North American premiere at the Lincoln Center’s Scary Movies Series this Summer in NYC.

Directed by Lina Lužytė and Nerijus Milerius, “Jōhatsu” begins with city morgue worker Lina (Zygimante Jakstaite) being unconvinced by the comportment of the dead man’s estranged wife when she comes to identify the body.

Lina begins to investigate bu

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