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International buyers board Sean Penn’s Ukraine war documentary Superpower

Superpower features a series of interviews conducted by Sean.Penn Volodymyr Zelensky

Australia’s Nine Network and streamer Stan are amongst a raft of global buyers for Sean Penn’s Superpower feature documentary about Ukraine’s fight for freedom against invading Russian forces.

Other broadcasters and platforms which have bought the title recently include Spain’s Movistar Plus+, HBO in CEE and Baltics, PCCW for Now TV in Hong Kong and Macau, Belgium’s DPG Media, A+E Networks/History Channel in Germany, and Kyivstar TV in Ukraine.

The deals were announced by distributor Fifth Season, which has previously sold Superpower to Paramount+ in the US, plus Ukrainian broadcasters Inter, NTN, Mega and Sonc.

Fifth Season made the film available to the Ukrainian people to support their ongoing resistance efforts.

The sales house co-financed Superpower with producers Vice Studios. Directed by Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman, the doc features a series of interviews conducted by Penn with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Prentiss Fraser, president of television distribution at Fifth Season said: “The documentary offers unprecedented access as it brings viewers onto the frontlines and shines a light on the strength, resilience and humanity of the Ukrainian people during their fight for freedom.”

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