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generating much buzz along the Croisette, the producers were keen to strike while the iron was hot. “I didn’t know anything about it,” says Bondy of the project. “I just said ‘yes – for sure.’ My producer’s instinct just kicked in although, to be fair, every producer in Cannes probably would have said yes to that. It was a no-brainer.”
After scouting Turkey and Jordan as a location that would double for Iran , the global pandemic brought things to a standstill. Jarek had several other productions that were marred by Covid and at this point, he decided to step back and hand over the main producer duties to Bondy. Although, says Bondy, the new cut “didn’t really excite them too much,” that version of the film went on to play in the Toronto International Film Festival where it was the runner-up for the Grolsch’s People’s Choice Award, sandwiched right between winner , both of which went on to Oscar glory.Holy Spider
One positive that was gleaned through Bondy stepping into the delegate producer role meant that he was able to secure more funding when he took control of the budget, giving the project €3.8 million to work with before it was able to begin shooting in Jordan when it opened up again in May 2021. “That funding really saved us,” he says.
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