Paris-based Indie Sales has acquired international rights to the film which marks Gera's follow up to "Sir." Starring Pallavi Sharda (“Wedding Season”) and Julien de Saint-Jean (“The Count of Monte Cristo”), “Stay” is currently in post-production and will be introduced to buyers at Toronto’s inaugural market. Ad Vitam will release it theatrically in France. Sharda stars as Sailee, a recently divorced woman living in India who has been groomed to take over her father’s successful company.
During a trip to Paris, she falls for Leo (de Saint-Jean), a delivery driver who dreams of becoming an actor. Their relationship is tested by family pressure, class differences and the economic and cultural realities separating their lives in France and India. The film has been pre-bought by Canal+, Ciné+ OCS and France Télévisions.
Gera’s “Sir,” which centered on the relationship between a wealthy young man and the widowed domestic worker employed in his Mumbai home, traveled widely following its Cannes debut. Indie Sales’ slate also includes Marc Fitoussi’s “All About Corinne,” starring Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Kiberlain, which is having its North American premiere at the festival.
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