‘Barry & Me,’ About St. Bernard Puppy, Closes Deals Ahead of Market Premiere in Berlin (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety2/13/2026

Summary

The Playmaker has closed several distribution deals for the Swiss box office hit “Barry & Me” ahead of its market premiere in Berlin. The film, directed by Markus Welter, has been sold to Estinfilm for the Baltics, Media Squad for Eastern Europe, Grand Entertainment for Motion Pictures for the Middle East, and Big Rights for Spain.

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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)

64d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1545
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1545/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1545/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5

Score BreakdownRisk 50

Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 64 days - proven survivor

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