Magnolia Pictures' genre arm Magnet is taking a bite out of "
Chocolate." The Wagner/Cuban Co. distributor has acquired North American rights to the martial arts actioner from director Prachya Pinkaew and leading Thai producer Sahamongkolfilm International, the team behind the hit "Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior."
"
Chocolate" tells the story of an autistic girl (Jeeja Vismistananda) who learns martial arts to track down thugs that owe her ailing mother money. After its world premiere this month in the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section, the film played to enthusiastic crowds at Austin's Fantastic Fest last weekend.