A timely subject, rave reviews (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), festival accolades, an acclaimed director, the longest ever festival ovation , and a host of A-list supporters would normally all-but guarantee a movie U.S. distribution. Plenty of films this year have found a home with less in their corners.

And yet, The Voice of Hind Rajab , the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion winner directed by two-time Oscar nominee Kaouther Ben Hania, remains without a U.S. home.

A quick U.S. sale was expected by sources at seller CAA Media Finance. This is a boom-time for foreign films. We understand there have been a couple of proposals but little so far that has approached the norm for a film of this status. The fact it hasn’t sold yet has left many surprised. “Has that movie really not sold yet?” on

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