"Amrum"
Ahead of the film’s world premiere in the prestigious Cannes Premiere section this Thursday, Beta Cinema has announced the first deals for "Amrum", the new film by Fatih Akin. The poignant drama has been sold to France (Dulac Distribution), Spain (A Contracorriente), Japan (Bitters End), Benelux (Cherry Pickers), the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Cinemart), the Former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (MCF), and Brazil (Imovision). Warner Bros. Pictures Germany will release "Amrum" in German-speaking territories on October 9, while Dulac Distribution is eyeing a release on December 24.
The title was written by Hark Bohm and Fatih Akin, lensed by Karl Walter Lindenlaub ("Independence Day") and edited by Andrew Bird ("The Seed of the Sacred Fig," "Head-On," "In the Fade"). The film was produced by bombero international and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany in co-production with Rialto Film. The production was supported by FFA, DFFF, Moin Film Förderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, BKM, MBB, MFG, and Bayerischer Filmpreis.
Based on true events and the childhood memories of renowned German director and screenwriter Hark Bohm, the film is set in the final weeks of World War II on the secluded island of Amrum. Twelve-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, fishes at night, and works on a nearby farm to help his mother feed the family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept island almost feels like paradise. But when peace finally arrives, it reveals a deeper threat: the enemy is far closer than he imagined.
Twelve-year-old newcomer Jasper Billerbeck was cast in the leading role, supported by Laura Tonke ("A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love," "The People vs. Fritz Bauer"), Lisa Hagmeister ("System Crasher"), Kian Köppke, Matthias Schweighöfer ("Army of the Dead"), and Diane Kruger ("In the Fade," "Inglourious Basterds").
Fatih Akin is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. His breakthrough came in 2004 with "Head-On", which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. He also directed "The Edge of Heaven" (2007), winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Award; "Soul Kitchen" (2009), which won the Special Jury Prize in competition at the Venice Film Festival; and "In the Fade" (2016), which earned the Best Actress Award at Cannes (Diane Kruger) and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
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