Lionsgate has picked up the remake rights to Rest in Peace, a crime procedural from Croatia, marking the first time a Croatian format has sold to a major North American production company. Originally produced by Ring Multimedia for local public broadcaster Hrt, Rest in Peace stars Judita Frankovic (Sonja and the Bull) as a young journalist who teams up with a retired prison guard (veteran actor Miodrag Krivokapic) to investigate the secrets buried in a prison cemetery. The show has garnered critical acclaim for its examination of Croatia's troubled past – including during the Yugoslav war and under communist dictatorship.
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- 2/24/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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