Adopt Films finds home for 'Tabu'

Adopt Films has acquired U.S. rights to Portuguese director Miguel Gomes's black-and-white "Tabu" on the heels of the pic winning two prizes at Berlin -- the Alfred Bauer Prize and the Jury of the International Critics' Fipresci. "Tabu" was written by Gomes and Mariana Ricardo and co-stars Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Carloto Cotta, Manuel Mesquita, Isabel Cardoso, and Ivo Muller. It was produced by Lus Urbano and Sandro Aguilar. Story focues on colonialism via a drama that covers modern-day Lisbon and an unnamed former Portuguese colony. The deal was negotiated by Match Factory's Brigitte Surez and Michael Weber and Adopt Films co-managing executives Jeff Lipsky and Tim Grady. It's the fourth film that Adopt Films has acquired from the main competition selections at Berlin. The company previously bought Golden Bear winner "Caesar Must Die," Best Director winner Christian Petzold's "Barbara" and Silver Bear winner Ursula Meier's "Sister." Adopt Films plans to release "Tabu" in NY and Los Angeles in late December followed by a general release in first quarter of 2013. The first release by Adopt Films, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye," opens March 8. Adopt's upcoming slate also includes Debbie Goodstein's "Mighty Fine," Anne Emond's "Nuit #1" and Jean-Marc Vallee's "Cafe de Flore." Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com