Toronto Film Festival Dailies

DDI President, Jason Moring, announced today that DDI has acquired the worldwide sales rights for METANOIA and attached Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon to the project.

METANOIA stars David Tennant (Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Broadchurch), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), will be directed by Robert Mullan, produced by Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond, and executive produced by Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy. The film is a co-production between Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions.

METANOIA chronicles the world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing's efforts to create a safe haven for people diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia. He was known for advocating the medical use of LSD, still legal at the time, and argued for the breaking down of divisions between patients and doctors. 

The movie is currently in pre-production and is set to shoot in January.

"The story of RD Laing in incredibly captivating. To have Michael come onboard to compliment David and Elisabeth is a testament to the fascination of Laing himself, " said Jason Moring from DDI.

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