‘Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby’ Sails to More Than 50 Countries Ahead of AFM Premiere as Teaser Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

Sales company The Playmaker Munich has closed further territory deals on animated family adventure film “Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby” ahead of the American Film Market, where it will have its market premiere. The film has now sold to more than 50 countries. Variety is debuting the teaser (below).

The latest buyers for the film, helmed by “The Amazing Maurice” co-director Florian Westermann, include Umbrella Entertainment, who took rights for Australia and New Zealand, Israel’s FilmHouse and Vietnam’s Skyline Media.

Previously announced sales include for the Baltics (Garsu Pasaulio Irasai), Benelux (Just4Kids), Bulgaria (Pro Films), Czech Republic and Slovakia (DonArt Production), Ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz), Greece (Rosebud.21), Hungary and Romania (ADS), Middle East (Grand Entertainment for Motion Pictures), Poland (M2 Films), Portugal (Outsider Films), Scandinavia (Njutafilms), Turkey (Filmarti), Ukraine (Svoekino) and North America (Viva Pictures Distribution).

The distributor in Germany and Austria is DCM Distribution, with the theatrical release set for April 29, 2027.

The screenplay for the film, which is based on Kirsten Boie’s novel “Seeräubermoses,” is written by Richie Conroy and Westermann.

The film is set on board a pirate ship, on which a child, Mo, lives with a crew of ragtag seadogs and the ship’s pet … a goat.

Mo, who arrived by chance among the pirates as an infant, has been brought up by the ship’s kindly captain, Claas. One day, she is captured by the wicked pirate Peg Leg Olle, and meets the resourceful cabin boy, Hannes, and his pet bird. Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their pets, Mo will have to defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill her childhood prophecy of finding the Blood Red Ruby of Doom to restore peace and harmony to the land.

The film is produced by Ulysses Films, Letterbox Filmproduktion, Isla Molona AIE, Arxlight Pictures and Arx Anima. The producers are Emely Christians, Sonja Matthes, Michael Lehmann, Holger Ellermann, Dunja Bernatzky, Kris Staber, Nicolás Matji and Edmon Roch.

It is supported by ICAA, OEFI+, DFFF, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, FFA, BKM, OEFI, ICEC, FFW and Creative Europe MEDIA Slate Funding.