Early in the EFM, Stella.A.Life, the new Second World War drama starring leading German star Paula Beer as a German-Jewish women who collaborated with the Nazi, is notching up sales for Global Screen.
Beer, who also plays the lead in Christian Petzold’s Berlinale Golden Bear contender Afire, portrays the real-life Stella Goldschlag, a young woman dreaming of a career as a jazz singer but her life changes dramatically when she is arrested by the Gestapo.
Pre-sales have now been closed with Spain (Twelve Oaks Pictures), Portugal (Films 4 You), South America (CDI), Japan (The Klockworx), South Korea (Atrium Productions), Taiwan (Eagle International Communication).
The completed film, which is directed by Kilian Riedhof, was written by Marc Blöbaum, Jan Braren and Kilian Riedhof. The film was produced by Michael Lehmann and Katrin Goetter (Letterbox Filmproduktion). Other production partners include Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft and Real Film Berlin.
The cast also includes Jannis Niewöhner, Lukas Milo and Katja Riemann.
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