Studio 100 Secures Sales for Quixotes—The Heirs of La Mancha

Studio 100 Film has signed international deals for Quixotes—The Heirs of La Mancha, an Argentinian-German co-production.

Constantin Film Verleih has acquired the rights for all the German-speaking territories. Studio 100 Film has secured deals in countries such as Russia and the CIS territories, Poland, Portugal, Israel, Bulgaria, the Balkans and the Baltics.

From Studio 100 Media, GF Films (Argentina) and M.A.R.K.13—COM (Germany), Quixotes is an adventure-comedy movie that revisits one of the most popular books of all time: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes. Carlos Kotkin, best known for Rio 2, is the screenwriter.

The story centers on 11-year-old Alfonso, the great-great-great-grandson of the famous Don Quixote, and his three imaginary rabbit friends. When his hometown is threatened by a powerful storm capable of destroying everything in its path, Alfonso is joined by Pancho (the great-great-great-grandson of Sancho Panza) and Victoria. Together they set out to save their beloved town of La Mancha and along the way Alfonso discovers the power of friendship and finds his first love.

“Quixotes is a family film that addresses universal and contemporary issues such as friendship and relationships,” said Thorsten Wegener, executive producer and director of business operations at Studio 100 Film. “Just like Don Quixote, with a little bit of imagination, anything can be possible. By employing physical humor as well as a subtext, we hope to be able to appeal to both younger and older audiences.”