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Myriad Pictures has acquired international rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to the Australian comedy-thriller You Can't Stop the Murders. The film -- the directorial debut of well-known Aussie comedian Anthony Mir -- centers on a peaceful village that is turned upside down by a sudden murder spree, with victims including a biker, a construction worker, a sailor, a cowboy and an Indian. The local lawmen quickly figure out that the killer is plotting a twisted "reunion" of the characters portrayed by '70s disco act Village People and that the next victim is going to be a cop. Mir co-wrote the screenplay with comedians Gary Eck and Akmal Saleh, both of whom also star in the film. Murders is set to open March 13 in Australia via Miramax Films' new local distribution partnership with Buena Vista International. Myriad will present the project to international buyers at Cannes in May. "This is a wild, fun and really offbeat movie starring top-notch comedians," Myriad topper Kirk D'Amico said. "We think it's the kind of comedy that can play well in any market." Murders is a production of Big Mo Films and was produced by Anastasia Sideris. Marion Pilowsky, head of international production at Myriad, negotiated the deal with Sideris.