EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton, who recently starred with Daniel Day-Lewis in Anemone and in Starz series The Serpent Queen, is set to headline rescue thriller Love And War.
Alliance Media Partners (AMP) is launching international sales rights to the feature ahead of next month’s Cannes market.
Pic is to be directed by Lisa Mulcahy (Lies We Tell), written by Lisa Mulcahy and Elisabeth Gooch, and produced by Michael Garland (Death of a Superhero).
Inspired by a true story, the film is about a mother forced to enter war-torn Syria to recover her young daughter after the child is taken across borders by her estranged husband. “Alone and out of her depth, she must navigate shifting alliances, bureaucracy and constant danger, as the window to save her child begins to close.” Pre-production is being eyed for August 2026 with financing underway.
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