04.11.2009 – 16:08

Bavaria expands AFM slate with pick-ups of BELOVED BERLIN WALL, RABBIT WITHOUT EARS 2, and HENRY OF NAVARRE

Munich/ Los Angeles, November 3rd, 2009. Munich based sales 
company Bavaria Film International has taken on all rights outside 
German speaking Europe to BELOVED BERLIN WALL (Liebe Mauer) and will 
introduce the film at AFM in two full length screenings. Written and 
directed by Peter Timm (Go Trabi Go, Rudy, the Racing Pig) the film 
stars Grimme Award-winner Felicitas Woll (Girls on Top, Dresden), 
Maxim Mehmet (NVA) and Thomas Thieme (The Lives of Others). Casting a
perceptive look at the last days of the GDR, BELOVED BERLIN WALL is a
lively comedy set against the harsh historical facts of the then 
separated Germany and a tale of a love affair that turns into an act 
of civil courage. German distribution of this Relevant Film 
production is in the hands of Warner Bros., scheduled for November 
19, 2009.
Another Warner Bros. hit has found its home at Bavaria again. After 
the successful cooperation on RABBIT WITHOUT EARS, Bavaria Film 
International has boarded Til Schweiger's sequel RABBIT WITHOUT EARS 
2 (ZweiOhrKüken) that will be available on trailer basis at AFM. Like
the first part, the film is produced by Til Schweiger and Tom Zickler
and their mutual production outfit, Barefoot Filmproduktion. Starring
Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds, Phantom Pain) again opposite 
Nora Tschirner (KeinOhrHasen), the film will open in Germany on 
December 3, 2009, in a much anticipated wide release after the 
prequel generated over $60mio. at the German Box Office alone. 
Worldwide rights are available excluding German speaking and Eastern 
Europe.
Finally, the prestigious $28mio production HENRY OF NAVARRE (Henry 4)
of Ziegler Film, Berlin, will be an AFM flagship for Bavaria Film 
International even though the film is currently in post-production. 
The prolific historic epic is realized by director and co-author Jo 
Baier (Stauffenberg), with Oscar-winning DoP Gernot Roll (Nowhere in 
Africa), editors Claus Wehlisch and Alex Berner (Perfume, Baader 
Meinhof Complex), and features a score from Hollywood icon Hans 
Zimmer (Pirates of the Caribbean). HENRY OF NAVARRE is a timely 
adaptation of Heinrich Mann's novel about the "Good King" of France 
who survived the St. Bartholemew's Day massacre and united his people
over religious warfare. Rights are available for the world excluding 
Germany. The German release is scheduled for March 18, 2010.

Pressekontakt:

For further information, please go to
www.bavaria-film-international.com or contact:

Sebastian Kiesmueller
Phone: +49 172 4630930
Email: Sebastian.Kiesmueller [at] Bavaria-Film.de

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