‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer-Songwriter Marie Ulven, Sells to Multiple Territories Following Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE)

May 22, 2026 2:08am PT ‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer-Songwriter Marie Ulven, Sells to Multiple Territories Following Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE)

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Courtesy of Maipo Film, Andreas Bjorseth

Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed multiple international deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also known as Girl in Red), following the film’s world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

The film, which also stars Anders Danielsen Lie, has sold at the Cannes Market to Benelux (Cherry Pickers), Austria (Polyfilm via Pandora Film Verleih), Spain (Adso Films), Czech Republic (Pilot Film) and Greece (Rosebud.21), while offers are under negotiation for Italy, U.K., Switzerland, Poland, Brazil and Taiwan. Discussions are also ongoing in the U.S., as well as across several remaining European and Latin American territories.

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