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Espresso Media has signed deals in Europe, MENA and the U.S. for two documentaries about the Vietnam War draft and the Holocaust.
The Boys Who Said No!, from Judith Ehrlich, has been picked up by Hearst Networks in Germany for The HISTORY Channel, 3CAT in Catalonia, CANAL+ Group in France for Planète, American Public Television in the U.S. and Asharq News for MENA.
Produced by Insight Films, the documentary examines the youth-led movement of civil disobedience against the Vietnam War through exclusive archival footage and interviews with high-profile anti-war activists, including MLK, Mohammed Ali and Joan Baez.
As part of a package, CANAL+ Group also acquired Resistance: They Fought Back for Planète. The history documentary showcases untold stories of Jewish uprising, civil disobendience and guerilla warfare across Eastern Europe.
Additionally, CANAL+ licensed History’s Greatest Aircrafts and Where is Baby Gabriel.
“We are proud to see that some very important platforms, both in Europe and the U.S., have picked up Insight’s unique anti-war doc marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, especially given we are in such troublesome times now,” said David Hooper, managing director of Espresso. “In addition, we are pleased that CANAL+ Group have continued to support our programming through the acquisition of another award-winning Holocaust doc with an intriguing angle, plus one of our latest true-crime documentary series.
