After the world premiere of “My Neighbor Adolf” in Locarno’s Piazza Grande, Beta Cinema has sold the black comedy to Vendetta Films, which will bring Udo Kier and David Hayman to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand in the first quarter of next year. .
Prior to Locarno, Beta Cinema had sold the film to Hungary (Cinetel) and Switzerland (Praesens Film), while deals were made to North America (Cohen Media Group), the United Kingdom and Ireland (Signature Entertainment), Italy (I Wonder), South Korea (Lumix Media), and Japan (Tohokushinsha Film). ) has been detected before.
The film takes place in Colombia in 1960, a few days after the capture of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann by Mossad agents in Argentina. Polsky, played by Hyman, is a lonely and angry old man who lives in the remote Colombian countryside. He is a Holocaust survivor. He spends his days playing chess and tending to his beloved rose bushes. One day, a mysterious old German man – played by Kerr – moves into the house next door, and Polsky suspects that his new neighbor is… Adolf Hitler. Not believing anyone, he embarks on a mission to unearth the evidence. In order to collect it, however, he’ll need to get closer to his neighbor than he’d like – very soon they will almost become friends.
Writer/director Leon Brodovsky (“Five Hours of Paris”) has co-wrote and directed three television series, two feature films and several short and medium-length films, and has won awards at numerous film events. His 2005 short film “Dark Night” was nominated for Student Academy Awards, and received special mention at the Venice Film Festival.
“My Neighbor Adolf” is a one-of-a-kind movie, both funny and poignant, and we’re thrilled to have it released, said Jill McNab, who brokered the deal on behalf of Vendetta Films. We hope our audience will respond to it as we did.”
Thorsten Ritter, Executive Vice President of Acquisitions, Sales and Marketing at Beta Cinema said: “At Vendetta Films in New Zealand, ‘My Neighbor Adolf’ has found the perfect home, as ‘Jojo Rabbit’ has been cited by fellow countryman Taika Waititi. A comparison. There may be Similar sensitivities are among the crowd now so they are looking for this little gem!”
‘My Neighbor Adolf’ was produced by two production teams (Israel) and Film Produca (Poland), co-produced with Vandalo (Colombia), United King Films (Israel) and Resdor Films (Israel).
Kier’s credits range from “Lola” by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and “My Own Private Idaho” by Gus Van Sant to “Lars von Trier”break the waves“dancer in the dark” And the “Dogvilleand Todd Stevens “Swan Song”.
Hyman credits includeMr and NancyBy Alex Cox, “Jackal” by Michael Catton Jones“Ordinary ordinary criminalWritten by Thaddeus O’Sullivan, “Panama Tailor” And the “Hope and glory“Both directed by John BoormanAnd the “The boy in the striped pajamasWritten by Mark Hermann.
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