TrustNordisk boards ‘Out Stealing Horses’ with Stellan Skarsgård

Skarsgård reunites with Hans Petter Moland for adaptation of Per Petterson novel.TrustNordisk have acquired sales rights to Out Stealing Horses from writer/director Hans Petter Moland, with Stellan Skarsgård taking the lead role.Bjørn Floberg (Insomnia, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Anders Baasmo (Kon-Tiki, The King’s Choice) have also been cast.Moland’s previous films include Berlin competition titles The Beautiful Country (2004), A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010), and In Order Of Disappearance (2014).Based on Per Petterson’s novel of the same name, Out Stealing sees Skarsgård play 67-year-old Trond, who must recall difficult experiences affter meeting a face from the past.

Petterson’s book was named one of the New York Times’ ‘5 Best Fiction Books 2007.’Out Stealing Horses is produced by Turid Øversveen and Karin Julsrud for 4 ½ Fiksjon in co-production with Zentropa Entertainments5, Zentropa Sweden, Helgeland Film, Film i Väst and Nordisk Film.

Shooting begins on February 19th, with the final shooting phase in June or July

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