LONDON — Pathe Distribution has added a handful of arthouse movies to its library by acquiring UGC Films UK, which owns the U.K. rights to pics such as "Good Bye Lenin!," "8 Women" and "Swimming Pool."
French major UGC briefly entered U.K. distribution as a sideline to its British cinema chain, but it has now exited from both businesses. It sold its U.K. theaters to Cineworld in 2005, and pulled out of active distribution at the same time.
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