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Beta Cinema has closed the first presales for its upcoming Nordic thriller “Operation Napoleon – Tears of the Wolf,” currently shooting in Finland, Iceland and Germany. Distributors acquiring all rights on a screenplay basis include Magnolia Pictures for North America, Signature Entertainment for U.K. and Ireland, Mediawan for France, Twelve Oaks for Spain and Hagi Film for Poland. Sam Film will release theatrically in Iceland, Splendid Film in Germany and Cinemanse in Finland. Beta Cinema is presenting a first promo reel at AFM, at booth #340 at the Fairmont Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles. A sequel to “Operation Napoleon” – which sold to more than 40 territories and was a box office success in Germany in 2023 – the English-language adventure reunites Vivian Ólafsdóttir (“It Hatched”), Jack Fox (“Riviera”), and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“Severance,” “True Detective”), under the direction of Jyri Kähönen (“Trackers,” “Bordertown”). The story follows Kristin and her team on a high-stakes hunt for the legendary “Tears of the Wolf” — a cache of Nazi diamonds hidden during World War II. After witnessing a murder, Kristin uncovers clues that lead to encrypted codes and lost musical notes, propelling the trio across Iceland, Finland and Germany toward a dramatic showdown in Helsinki’s underground bunkers and the Finnish Archipelago. Kähönen directs from a script written by Marteinn Thorisson (“Operation Napoleon,” “Jack Taylor,” “Niko”) and Tom Weston-Jones (“True Things,” “Warrior,” “Copper”) and Laura Birn (“Void,” “The Crow,” “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” “Foundation”) have joined the cast. It is produced by Anita Elsani and Alexander Klein for Splendid Entertainment, Germany, Kjartan Thor Thordarson of Stockholm and Reykjavík-based Sagafilm, and Eero Hietala and Sara Norberg for Take Two Studios, Finland, alongside co-producing partner Elsani Film. The production is supported by MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Business Finland, West Finland Film Commission and the Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation.
