COMPANY PROFILE

 

Oble is an independent and international studio. We produce fiction and factual stories.​ We entertain differently. Meaningfully.

 

In a society where inequalities are growing and climate change accelerating, it’s urgent to change habits, norms, and mentalities. At Oble, we believe that stories have the power to change the way we see the world, fight against stereotypes, and build a new reality. By shaping new imaginaries, we fight for an alternative future, with more inclusion and solidarity.

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COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS

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ROAD 45 (IN DEVELOPMENT)

Format:        TV series

Genre:          Thriller

Screenplay:  Delphine Bergsma, Yves Ramonet

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On the European routes of migration and organized crime, six agents commissioned by Interpol cross paths over the course of investigations that, at first sight, have nothing in common. Nothing except Nassim, a young Moroccan immigrant who will lead them through southern Europe’s most dangerous roads, on a quest to find his lost loved one…

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FATA MORGANA (IN DEVELOPMENT)

Format:        TV series

Genre:          Revenge Period Drama

Screenplay:  Gabor Harmi, Zsofi Ruttkay, Gyorgy Palfi, Gabor Papp

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Set in the early decades of the 20th century on the cursed wastelands of Central Europe, Fata Morgana is based on the legendary true story of "The Piperman". As a radical response to the physical abuse inflicted by frustrated men on women, our hero Victoria, decides to disguise herself as a man. She goes on a killing spree and hangs the husbands of oppressed women of the village. Is she a proto-feminist superhero or a despicable murderer? Maybe both...

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THE RIDGE (IN DEVELOPMENT)

Format:       TV series

Genre:          Psychological Thriller

Screenplay: David Murdoch, Jess Sayer, Alan Campbell, Nora Chassler

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Running from charges of professional misconduct caused by her fentanyl addiction, Mia answers her estranged sister Cassy's invitation to her wedding and flees to New Zealand’s ominous mountains. But when Cassy’s body is found in a crevasse and doubt starts to creep in on the circumstances of her death, Mia must dive into her sister’s intimacy to discover what really happened on the mountain ridge. For Mia, that means unraveling the puzzle of her own troubled past and facing her inner demons. While a mysterious presence looms over the mountains, she finds comfort in Cassy's fiancé Ewan and soon develops a forbidden attraction towards him. As she’s drawn into the community’s raging war between environmentalists and farmers, Mia soon learns about Cassy’s involvement in the town’s turmoil and the extreme lengths her and Ewan were willing to go to. Can Mia trust him and those around her to discover what happened to her sister? But most importantly, can she trust herself?

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HELSINKI CRIMES  2022

Format:       TV series

Genre:          Detective Drama 

Director:      Matti Kinnunen

Screenplay:  Harri Virtanen

Cast:             Olli Rahkonen, Olga Temonen

 

Timo Harjunpää lives in the small, peaceful town of Kirkkonummi with his wife Elisa, and two young daughters. Harjunpää’s summer should be peaceful too but is anything but. Police Sergeant Harjunpää works with the Helsinki Murder Squad, and with his newly assigned partner Onerva Nykänen gets to deal with cases where every behaviour humanly possible becomes familiar to them.
The beautiful summery Helsinki looks very different to the eyes of Harjunpää and Nykänen: to them, people are not safe at home, or on the streets. Their cases don’t leave them alone even on their days off, and they both need to think of the impact their choice of profession has on their families, where, after a difficult day’s work, they both face their challenges and problems. Being in the Murder Squad makes you fear for your own family, fear that you’ll lose control of the life of your children.

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WINTER PALACE 2024

Format:       TV series

Genre:          Period Drama 

Director:      Pierre Monnard

Screenplay:  Lindsay Shapero

Cast:             Cyril Metzger, Manon Clavel, Astrid Roos, Axel Granberger, Clive Standen, Simon Ludders, Henri Pettigrew, Vincent Heneine, Astrid Whettnall

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The Swiss Alps, 1899. André Morel, a young and ambitious hotelier has a daring vision: the very first five-star Alpine palace that will stay open throughout the winter season. With his partner Lord Fairfax, a wealthy aristocrat, he'll have to overcome the hostile climate, demanding clientèle and uncooperative staff to rise to the challenge of this risky venture.
Winter Palace combines a lavish period drama with compelling, character-driven stories full of hidden desires, ambitions, and love, and depicts the birth of Alpine tourism and winter sports holidays.

 

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