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‘Momo’: Writer-Director Christian Ditter & Producer Christian Becker On Bringing English-Language Adaptation Of Classic Michael Ende Novel To The Big Screen — Cannes Market


'How To Be Single' director Ditter and producer Becker on adapting the classic novel 'Momo', starring Alexa Goodall, Claes Bang, Martin Freeman & More

The story focuses on Momo (played by A Gentleman in Moscow’s Alexa Goodall), a young orphan girl of mysterious origin, who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheatre and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. In addition to Goodall and Freeman, the main cast comprises of Araloyin Oshunremi ( Top Boy, Heartstopper), Kim Bodnia ( Killing Eve, The Witcher), Claes Bang( The Square), Laura Haddock ( The Recruit), Jennifer Amaka Peterson ( The Sandhamn Murders) and David Schütter ( Charlie’s Angels). He adds: “I feel like I needed to make films like Love Rosie or How to Be Single or projects with set pieces such as Biohackers to have the toolbelt to handle this kind of movie.”

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