Official U.S. Teaser Trailer for Norman with Richard Gere

Sony Pictures Classics has sent us the first official domestic teaser trailer for Israeli director Joseph Cedar's upcoming film Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer (2016), starring Richard Gere, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Charles, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Hank Azaria. The film will open in select theaters across the nation in March.

Norman Oppenheimer (Gere) only wants to matter. Living a lonely life in the shadow of power and money, he uses any angle or connection to put himself in a position of significance. He is an opportunist, just not a very good one. Until he finally bets on the right horse by buying a pair of expensive shoes for Micha Eshel (Ashkenazi), a lowly Israeli politician. When Micha becomes Prime Minister, Norman finds himself in the center of a geopolitical drama beyond anything he could have imagined. Using his small-time skills, Norman tries to solve a growingly complex puzzle with big-time implications. This everyman's journey is filled with the comedy, drama, and tragedy of a man propelled out of anonymity yet ultimately too small to ever be valued.

*The following films from director Cedar are already out on Blu-ray: Footnote and Beaufort.