JacquesAudiard, who directed the ingenious genre thriller "Read My Lips, " has opted for the risky strategy of starting off with Thom deeply embedded in his dubious pursuits, which are themselves barely penetrable.
Enter Argentine millionaire, Eduardo Costantini of Costa Films, the company behind 2007 Berlinale winner "Elite Troop, " and Hengameh Panahi of Paris-based distributor Celluloid Dreams which represents films like Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet, " which won the Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival this year.