"International distributors received the film with a real enthusiasm and lots of laughter", said Coproduction Office CEO Philippe Bober who also co-produced the film. You, the Living is extraordinary and unique in that it mixes humour with seriousness, which is why it is aimed at a wider audience than Roy's previous film Songs from the Second Floor. The message is the same in both films, and although it is not very optimistic, it is very human".
Sales closed on You, the Living include: Belgium (Circuito Cinearte), Brazil (Circuito Cinearte), Bulgaria (big Bang), Baltic countries (AS Tallinfilm), Finland (Cinemamondo), France (les Films du Losange, Arte), Germany (Neue Visionen), Greece (Ama Films), Holland (Filmmuseum), Hungary (Budapest Film), Italy (Lady Film), Japan (Style Jam), Poland (Gutek Film), Romania (Glob Com Media), Russia-CIS (Maywin), South Korea (Sponge), Spain (Aquelarre), Switzerland (Look Now), and the UK (Artificial Eye).
Several offers are also on the table for Argentina, Israel, Mexico, Turkey, Venezuela and the US.
You, the Living, supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond, will be released in Sweden by Roy Andersson's Studio 24 on September 7, 2007.