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Posted: Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 7:31pm PT

Myriad makes int'l deals for 'Chained'

Rights sold to Germany, S. Korea, Switzerland, Middle East, Turkey

Myriad Pictures has sold rights Jennifer Lynch's "Chained" to Capelight Pictures for Germany and to Joy n Contents for South Korea.

The deals were made following a private screening at the Berlin market.

Deals were also finalized with Praesens for Switzerland, Eagle Films for the Middle East and D Productions for Turkey.

Vincent D'Onofrio and Julia Ormond star in the psychological thriller, in which a serial killer kidnaps a boy to turn him into his protege.

"Chained" was produced by Lee Nelson and David Buelow of Envision and Rhonda Baker. Damian O'Donnell wrote the screenplay.

Anchor Bay holds rights in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S, where it will release the film theatrically later in the year.

Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

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