BETA CINEMA SECURES MAJOR PRESALES FOR NORDIC THRILLER "OPERATION NAPOLEON – TEARS OF THE WOLF"

Beta Cinema has closed first presales for its upcoming Nordic thriller OPERATION NAPOLEON – TEARS OF THE WOLF, currently shooting in Finland, Iceland, and Germany. Distributors acquiring all rights on a screenplay basis include: North America (Magnolia Pictures), UK & Ireland (Signature Entertainment), France (Mediawan), Spain (Twelve Oaks) and Poland (Hagi Film). 

A sequel to the internationally highly successful Operation Napoleon – which sold to more than 40 territories and became an outstanding success in Germany in 2023 – the new English-language adventure reunites Vivian Ólafsdóttir (It Hatched), Jack Fox (Riviera), and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Severance, True Detective), under the direction of Jyri Kähönen (Trackers, Bordertown). 

The story follows Kristin and her team on a high-stakes hunt for the legendary “Tears of the Wolf”—a cache of Nazi diamonds hidden during WWII. After witnessing a murder, Kristin uncovers clues that lead to encrypted codes and lost musical notes, propelling the trio across Iceland, Finland, and Germany toward a dramatic showdown in Helsinki’s underground bunkers and the Finnish Archipelago. 

Juyri Kähönen directs from a script written by Marteinn Thorisson (Operation Napoleon, Jack Taylor, Niko) and Tom Weston-Jones (True Things, Warrior, Copper) and Laura Birn (Void, The Crow, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Foundation) have joined the cast. OPERATION NAPOLEON – TEARS OF THE WOLF is produced by Anita Elsani and Alexander Klein for Splendid Entertainment, Germany, Kjartan Thor Thordarson of Stockholm and Reykjavík-based Sagafilm, and Eero Hietala and Sara Norberg for Take Two Studios, Finland, alongside co-producing partner Elsani Film.

The production is supported by MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Business Finland, West Finland Film Commission and the Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation. Sam Film will release theatrically in Iceland, Splendid Film in Germany and Cinemanse in Finland. Beta Cinema is presenting a first promo reel at AFM, booth #340 at the Fairmont Plaza Hotel.