Bendita Film Sales Seizes Worldwide Sales Rights to TIFF-Bound ‘Love Is the Monster’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Anna Marie de la Fuente

Anna Marie de la Fuente

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Spanish boutique sales outfit Bendita Film Sales has picked up worldwide rights to Neto Villalobos’ “Love is the Monster” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF)’s Centrepiece global showcase program.

Shot in Golfito, situated in Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific coast, the dystopian thriller stars Berlinale Silver Bear actress award winner Paulina Garcia who plays a grandmother who doesn’t have long to live. Bent on making the most of what time she has left, she seeks out her seven-year-old granddaughter who lives in a gated community with her mother. When her granddaughter is kidnapped, she sets out to rescue her, whatever it takes.

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