Written by Hobert from a Faroese folktale, The Birdcatcher’s Son is set in the 1800’s.

Birdcatcher Esmar and his wife Johanna face eviction from their farm in Gásadalur unless they have a son. Desperation sets in when Johanna gives birth to their third daughter. Pushed to the brink, Johanna is impregnated by another man, a French Captain, and gives birth to a son, known as ‘the birdcatcher’s son’. Everything seems perfect until the French Captain returns. The film produced by GF Studios was released in Swedish cinemas by SF Studios April 5.

Eyewell’s other new title on its Cannes slate is the documentary Rescue from Hell by Thomas Salme about former Colombian drug lord Jota Cardona.

The sales company will continue sales on the Norwegian drama Phoenix by Camilla Strøm Henriksen, sold earlier to the UK (Verve Pictures) and Sweden (Njuta Films), the Polish WW2 drama Werewolf by Adrian Panek (sold in collaboration with Mediamove), winner of the Audience Award and Ecumenical Jury Award in Tallin, the multi-awarded Estonian historical film The Little Comrade by Moonika Siimets (Best Feature Debut at the Nordic Film Days in Lübeck), and Swedish thriller Operation Ragnarok by Fredrik Hiller.

Werner will also discuss world rights (outside North & South America) on the Estonian TV drama The Whores by Mart Sander, named Best Estonian TV series at the annual Estonia Film & TV Awards held early April.