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In the Land of Arto

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In the Land of Arto
FrenchLe Pays D’arto
Directed byTamara Stepanyan
Screenplay by
  • Tamara Stepanyan
  • Jean-Christophe Ferrari
  • Jean Breschand
  • Jihane Chouaib
  • Romy Coccia di Ferro
Produced by
  • Stéphane Jourdain
  • Camille Gentet
Starring
CinematographyClaire Mathon
Edited byOlivier Ferrari
Music byMarc Ribot
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) (Locarno)
  • 7 January 2026 (2026-01-07) (France)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Armenia
Languages
  • French
  • Armenian
  • English

In the Land of Arto (French: Le Pays D’arto) is an upcoming French-Armenian drama film co-written and directed by Tamara Stepanyan in her fiction feature debut. The film starring Camille Cottin, and Zar Amir Ebrahimi follows Céline who arrives in Armenia to legalize the death of her husband Arto, but discovers he has been lying to her about his identity.[1]

The film will have its world premiere as the opening film of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2025, in the Piazza Grande section.[2] It will be subsequently released in the French cinemas on 7 January 2026 by Pan Distribution.[3]

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on 8 June 2024 with the seven-week shoot in Armenia, and one day in Paris.[4]

Release

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In the Land of Arto will open the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2025, and have its World premiere at Piazza Grande.[5][6]

On 8 July, it was reported that Brussels-based, 'Be For Films' has acquired international sales rights of the film.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "In the Land of Arto". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Rebecca Leffler (8 July 2025). "Be For Films boards Locarno opener 'In The Land of Arto'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Le Pays d'Arto" [The Land of Arto]. AlloCiné (in French). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ^ Fabien Lemercier (4 June 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Camille Cottin and Zar Amir Ebrahimi topline Sauver Les Morts". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ^ Szalai, Georg (8 July 2025). "'Dracula' by Radu Jude, David Lynch-Exec Produced 'Happy Worker' Set for Locarno Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ Del Don, Muriel (9 July 2025). "Locarno announces the films selected for its parallel sections". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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