Roehler’s historical drama, social realism and documentaries in line-up
This week’s line-up includes some interesting and diverse European releases. First up is German/Austrian co-production Jew Suss: Rise and Fall [+see also:
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film profile]), which looks at how Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who was married to a Jewish woman (Martina Gedeck), was forced to star in a Nazi propaganda film commissioned by Goebbels (Moritz Bleibtreu). The film, which caused an outcry at its screening in competition at Berlin, is distributed by Concorde.
Camino is launching Oliver Kienle’s Bis Aufs Blut. Produced by CP Medien, the film stars Jacob Matschenz (Run If You Can [+see also:
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German audiences will also get the chance to discover three documentaries. Eva Wolf’s 12 Months Germany, produced by Hamburg-based Lemme Film, traces the experiences of four teenagers from Ghana, Chile, Venezuela and the United States when they spend a year in Germany (distributed by Neue Visionen).
RealFiction is launching Dagmar Brendecke’s Cato, about Cato Bontjes van Beek, a young member of German resistance movement Red Chapel who was killed by the Gestapo at the age of 22. The film was produced by Kick Film.
Meanwhile, Salzgeber is releasing Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer’s musical documentary Kinshasa Symphony [+see also:
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Kool is launching Andrea Arnold’s outstanding Fish Tank [+see also:
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Finally, Pandora is releasing Sabine Gisiger and Beat Häner’s eloquently-titled Swiss documentary Guru - Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard.
(Translated from French)
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