EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to Asa Butterfield thriller Our Hero, Balthazar from Visit Films.
Producers include Oscar Boyson (Uncut Gems), Ricky Camilleri, David Duque Estrada (Reality), Alex Hughes (How to Blow up a Pipeline), Jaeden Martell and Jon Wroblewski (Osiris).
Premiering at Tribeca last year, Our Hero, Balthazar is written and directed by Oscar Boyson in his directorial debut. The film is also written by Ricky Camilleri. Watch on Deadline Related Stories News Yeon Sang-ho's Cannes Midnight Title 'Colony' Passes 3 Million Admissions On Korean Release News Neon Boss Tom Quinn Isn't A Fan Of Industry Consolidation: "How Would You Feel If A24 & Neon Merged? That Would Be Ridiculous"
The dark satire follows “Balthazar (Martell), a wealthy New York teenager who, eager to impress his crush at school, follows an online troll (Butterfield) to Texas, convinced that he can stop an act of extreme violence. What begins as a misguided hero’s journey evolves into a complex encounter between two young men from vastly different worlds in divided America.”
Source: deadline.com