Plenty of mainstream European comedies to ring in the new year
The year 2012 is getting off to a better start than the end of 2011, with several mainstream comedies hitting German screens. First up is Robert Wilde’s German mockumentary Jonas, produced by Berlin-based outfit Boje Buck, which sends famous TV presenter-turned-actor Christian Ulmen back to school, among real pupils and teachers.
Meanwhile, Senator is hoping for success with a title that has more than proved its worth at home: Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s phenomenal French hit Untouchable [+see also:
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Constantin has gone to the Netherlands to seek out its box-office champion: Steffen Haars and Flip Van der Kuil’s New Kids: Nitro [+see also:
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Finally, Ascot Elite is launching Sebastian Borenzstein’s warm-hearted Spanish/Argentinean co-production Chinese Take-Away [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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