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Busan market also gets Alzheimer's drama 'Banr' and thriller 'Wakhri'

Cappu Films is handling worldwide sales for Xia-Hou's drama, which premiered at Slamdance before heading to Busan's market this year.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
Published 1:48 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 1:48 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Variety's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Variety: “Slamdance Alzheimer’s Drama ‘Banr’ From ‘Fox Hunt’ Writer Erica Xia-Hou Heads to Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)”, with reporting from Variety.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 1:48 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Australia, Brazil, France, UK.
BBN covered this story before: UK Charges Navy Member; Bosnia Vote; France Education Spending (October 8).

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety says Hong Kong's Cappu Films has worldwide sales on Banr, a Canadian-Chinese drama about a forty-year marriage and Alzheimer's, heading to the Busan market.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's a smash!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVariety also has Wakhri, a Pakistani thriller, rolling out this fall in France, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and Brazil.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive territories, and I love it in all of them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYou've seen it?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI've seen the list of countries. I'm already standing, Chip.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm standing and clapping for Banr. The Australian one from this morning got a standing ovation, so this one gets two.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo ovations. For a film in a sales brochure.

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