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

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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.

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