U.S. Army Families-Focused Military Movies Strikes Sales Deal With Tarf Media for Lonesome

Tarf Media has acquired worldwide sales rights, excluding North America, for “Lonesome Soldier” and will represent the film at the Cannes Film Market.

The film is directed by Nino Aldi (“Who Killed Copper Dunn?”), stars John Ashton (“Gone Baby Gone”), Allison McAtee (“The Haves and Have Nots”), Steve Monroe (“Promising Young Woman”) and Patrick Y. Malone (“The Tomorrow War”) and introduces actor-writer Alexander Randazzo.

Based on a true story, “Lonesome Soldier” follows the life of Jackson Harlow (Randazzo), from a young dreamer affected by his time in the Iraq war, to his return home and the effects these events have on soldiers and families. It is written by Randazzo and Lionel Chetwynd (“Ike: Countdown to D-Day”), based on the book “Lonesome Soldier – The Long Road Home” by Linda Lee. The film is produced, financed and distributed in the U.S. by Military Movies.

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Military Movies is a genre production and distribution company focused on producing authentic stories for military families. The company was co-founded by C. Charles Pappas and Randazzo. The producers of the film are Pappas, Randazzo and Mark Wallace.

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The deal was negotiated ahead of the Cannes Film Market between Eoghan Burke, managing director of Tarf Media, and Pappas.

Burke, said: “I’m thrilled to be working with Chris and the team at Military Movies – ‘Lonesome Soldier’ takes you on an unforgettable emotional journey that will leave you on the edge of your seat.”

Pappas added: “We are very excited to bring ‘Lonesome Soldier to the Marche. This is our first production in a slate we are building and we very much believe this is an underserved niche that does not get authentic stories told about their community. Our team is excited to build on this and show our first film. Tarf Media has been a great partner and we excited to be working with them during this transformative time in film production.”

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