EXCLUSIVE:Italian drama La Storia has been picked up for the U.S. and Israel.

It starsJasmine Trinca(The Gunman) in thelead role.

Elsewhere, YES and HOT have picked it up for Israel.Beta Filmis handling distribution and cut the deals.

‘Elsa Morante’s La Storia’

‘Elsa Morante’s La Storia’ stars Jasmine Trinca and has notched new salesLacovelli-Zayed

The book was first published in 1974, quickly generating a huge reaction and achieving bestseller status.

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The drama had its world premiere at the Rome International Film Festival.

On TV, it bowed onRAIs main channel to critical and viewer acclaim.

The cast of ‘S Line’ and director Jooyoung Ahn (third left)

The opening episode garnered a whopping 24% share for the Italian pubcaster.

It is produced by Picomedia and Thalie Images in collaboration with Rai Fiction and in co-production with Beta.