Magnolia partner with De Palma

The top troupes at Magnolia Pictures  are rallied up for one of the bigger projects on slate for the 07’ calender year. After years of studio projects,  Brian De Palma’s next will be distribed by one of the indie studios. Magnolia Pictures will release the pic day-and-date next fall in theaters. 

The project that reminds me of Roberto Rossellini 1946’s Paisà (Paisan) is called Redacted. This will be a montage of stories about U.S. soldiers fighting in the conflict and this includes one that looks at the rape and murder of a 14-year old Iraqi girl, and the killing of three of her family members by four US soldiers. The soldiers were sleep-deprived and living on energy drinks and sleeping pills in a situation where anyone outside the fence was considered the enemy. The killings have been the most provocative in a series of war crimes that have tarnished the reputation of US armed forces in Iraq. 

De Palma was attached to direct The Untouchables: Capone Rising, but the part 2 will most likely be put on the backburner. The project will begin lensing in the spring in Jordan. Jason Kliot and Joana Vicente of HDNet Films will produce along with the Film Farm's Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss.