EXCLUSIVE: Magenta Light Studios has acquired North American rights to Salvadoran Civil War drama Fireflies At El Mozote starring Paz Vega (Spanglish) from Premiere Entertainment Group.
The film was written and directed by Ernesto Melara. The story is set in 1980s El Salvador and recounts the story of a 10-year-old boy (Mateo Honles) who survives the massacre of his village and his quest to bring justice to his dead family in the middle of a bloody civil war.
Juan Pablo Shuk (Narcos), Yancey Arias (Queen of the South), Jeff Fahey (Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1), and Mena Suvari (American Beauty) round out the key cast.
Bob Yari (Yellowstone) produced the film on behalf of Yari Film Group alongside Moctesuma Esparza (Selena) and Elias Axume for Premiere Entertainment Group, which handles sales on the film.
Magenta Light recently announced they will release Simon West’s Bride Hard on June 20. The film stars Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The company will also release Renny Harlin’s Deep Water, starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley. Magenta Light previously released JT Mollner’s Strange Darling. They are also in post-production on Ed Kaplan’s Summerhouse starring Malcolm McDowell and Jacob Ward.
The North American rights deal was negotiated by Premiere’s Elias Axume and Bob Yari.
