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David Wnendt to Direct Sci-Fi Crime Film ‘Athos 2643’; Constantin, Seven Elephants on Board (EXCLUSIVE)


David Wnendt is to direct 'Athos 2643,' described as 'The Name of the Rose' in space, with Constantin Film attached.

David Wnendt, the German director behind controversial coming-of-age movie “ Wetlands,” Hitler satire “ Look Who’s Back ” and teen crime drama “Sun and Concrete,” is once again pushing boundaries with his next feature film project. Wnendt, who will both write the screenplay and direct the theatrical film, promises an “emotional and spectacular experience that will take the audience into the vastness of outer space,” according to a press statement. Wnendt’s film will “weave futuristic technology and the archaic life of the monks, with deep human emotions and philosophical questions, to create a gripping and visually stunning world that makes you think.

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