Munich– Beta Cinema announced that it has acquired Sand Storm. The Israeli drama, shot in Arabic by Elite Zexer will have its world premiere at Sundance on 25 January and the European premiere will follow at the Berlinale Panorama section in February.

Sand Storm marks the second partnership between Beta Cinema and Israeli 2-Team Productions (Haim Mecklberg/Estee Yacov-Mecklberg). The film had taken home the top award at the Locarno Festival’s work-in-progress section.