Blue Finch Films is handling sales agent on Norwegian psychological horror You’ve Been Chosen, which will be presented at the Frontières […]
Blue Finch Films is handling sales agent on Norwegian psychological horror You’ve Been Chosen, which will be presented at the Frontières Proof of Concept showcase during next month’s Cannes Film Festival, reports Variety.
Frontières is a leading genre-focused co-production and pitch market that runs annually alongside the Cannes Film Market.
Written and directed by Viljar Bøe, the film follows Fredrik, a man whose life is upended when he begins receiving anonymous letters with instructions that reward obedience and punish resistance. Drawn deeper into an increasingly brutal system, he is forced to confront the limits of his own free will and the true cost of belonging. The project is rooted in themes of loneliness, psychological control and the seductive pull of structure in an isolated life.
It sounds like a play on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button”, which was adapted into a famous episode of The Twilight Zone and a feature film by Richard Kelly (under the name The Box).
Bøe is also behind Good Boy and Above the Knee, both of which earned critical recognition across their festival and release runs.
Bøe is producing alongside Anders Fløysand and Arne Dahr under production company Sleazemania!. Evrim Ersoy, Mike Chapman and Fatima Hayward serve as executive producers.
“You’ve Been Chosen is a shockingly violent, thrill-filled joyride,” said Mike Chapman, Blue Finch Films co-founder.
