Sundance Selects nabs 'Trishna' for U.S.

"Trishna"Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to Michael Winterbottom's "Trishna," starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed. Deal was announced Thursday at the Toronto Film Festival, where the pic's been screening. "Trishna," produced by Winterbottom and Melissa Parmenter, is an updated version of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' set in modern-day India as societal differences doom the romance between the protagonists. Pinto portrays the eldest daughter of a poor rural family who accepts the invitation of a handsome stranger to work for a fancy tourist hotel owned by his benevolent father. Bankside Films is handling international sales. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

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