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Film stars Mélanie Laurent, Pio Marmai and Carmen Kassovitz.

Newen Connect has trotted Christian Duguay’s equestrian drama Ride Above across the globe, announcing sales just before the start of AFM.

The drama, produced by Paris-based Nolita Cinema, has sold throughout Europe to Germany’s Dcm Film Distribution, Austria’s Polyfilm, Spain’s Deaplaneta, Portugal’s Lusomundo, Italy’s Eagle Pictures, Switzerland’s Pathé, Belgium’s Vertigo, Poland’s Best Film, Czech and Slovak Republic’s Aqs and Bulgaria’s Beta Film.

The film will also jump across continents to Canada (Films Opale), Australia (Madman), Singapore (Shaw Renters), Latin America...

Exclusive: Newen Connect has unveiled a raft of deals on Canadian director Christian Duguay’s new feature Ride Above, starring Carmen Kassovitz as a teenager raised in a horse racing milieu who rises above the challenges of a tragic, life-changing accident.

The film has sold to Germany (Dcm Film Distribution), Austria (Polyfilm), Spain (Deaplaneta), Portugal (Lusomundo), Italy (Eagle Pictures), Switzerland (Pathé) Belgium (Vertigo) Poland (Best Film), Czech & Slovak Rep. (Aqs), Bulgaria (Beta Film), Canada (Films Opale) Australia (Madman), Singapore (Shaw Renters), Latin America (CDC United Networks) and Skeye (Airlines).

Pathé is gearing up to give the film a wide in France on December 21.

Emerging actress Kassovitz, who is the daughter of La Haine director Mathieu Kassovitz, plays a teenager who has been born and raised with horses at her parent’s racehorse stable. From an early age, the rider forges a deep exceptional bond with a young horse, in whom she sees a champion.

Jean Dujardin's beaming face and effortless French elegance lent a whole new magic to this year's Oscars and helped ensure The Artist's success everywhere it went.

If it feels like he turned up overnight to scoop up all the acting awards on offer earlier this year - including the coveted Best Actor Award - he's actually been around for a lot longer.

Here's a little something he made earlier - a western, Lucky Luke, in which he plays, quote, "Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town." This is an iconic French cowboy - yes, they do exist. Billy the Kid and Calamity Jane both make honourable appearances.

Sound all right? To celebrate this 2009 film being released on DVD - pushed through, no doubt, by Monsieur Dujardin's more recent global triumph - we've found an interview with Jean Dujardin, talking about the...