Lightning Ent. acquires global rights of police thriller Verso

MUMBAI: Lightning Entertainment has lapped up the international sales rights of Tarantula Productions‘ police thriller Verso excluding Switzerland.

Lightning co-president Rich Goldberg will commence sales at AFM on the story directed by Xavier Ruiz about a Swiss SWAT officer who fears for his teenage daughter‘s safety when his former partner gets out of jail.

Starring in the film are Laurent Lucas, Carlos Leal, Chloe Coulloud and Andres Andrekson.

While Ascot-Elite will release the film in Switzerland in late November, Recreation Media will handle the US sales for the film.

Guardian brokered the deal with Ariel Veneziano of Recreation Media.