The action thriller has gone to Kinovista (France and French-speaking territories), Tiberius (Germany), New Select (Japan), Premiere TV distribution (Netherlands), Creative Century Entertainment (Taiwan) and Scene & Sound (South Korea).

The film ‘Once In The Desert’ produced by Alexey Uchitel, will be distributed theatrically in Russia later this month by Karo.

The film itself is set in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra just after it has been liberated from Isis.

Riverlet Films was only set up last year by the industry veteran Olga Ailarova Tchekhoffk, who previously worked for 10 years for Rock Films,. 

Riverlet Films EFM slate also includes Adilkan Ezhanov’s thriller, ‘The Assault,’ which has just had its premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Riverlet Films is one of 39 Russian companies which are taking part in the EFM under the Russian Content Worldwide brand, organised by Roskino, the umbrella export brander Russian cinema.