Beta Cinema has announced a new wave of international distribution deals for Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, ahead of the German theatrical release by Warner Bros. on Thursday.
The drama has been acquired in Australia and New Zealand (Palace Films), India (Big Tree Entertainment), Latin America (Synapse Distribution), Portugal (Pris Audiovisuais), Scandinavia (Angel Films), Italy (BIM Distribuzione), Greece (Rosebud.21), Turkey (Filmarti) and Ukraine (Svoekino).
Deals for North America (Kino Lorber), France (Dulac Distribution), Spain (A Contracorriente), Japan (Bitters End) and Benelux (Cherry Pickers), among many others, were revealed earlier this year.
“These deals reflect the film’s universal appeal,” said Dirk Schürhoff, managing director of Beta Cinema. “The outstanding cast, the emotional and relevant story and the precise, unique handwriting of one of Germany’s most beloved directors, made ‘Amrum’ become one of the bestselling German movies this year.”
“Amrum,” directed by Akin for his friend and mentor Hark Bohm, is a poignant and visually arresting drama that follows 12-year-old Nanning unraveling his family’s secret in the final weeks of World War II on the secluded island of Amrum.
The film is based on true events and stars newcomer Jasper Billerbeck in the leading role, alongside Laura Tonke (“AEIOU,” “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”).
It is produced by Bombero International, 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.
