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German Works by Fatih Akin, Mascha Schilinski, Christian Petzold Unspool in Cannes, Animation Set for Major Market Showcase
German productions in Cannes are sure to entice festgoers and buyers alike with an eclectic selection heavy on historical drama and animation.
Highly anticipated works by Fatih Akin, Mascha Schilinski and Christian Petzold are premiering at the festival along with German co-productions from Wes Anderson, Sergei Loznitsa and Kirill Serebrennikov that explore postwar Germany, lives intertwined through time, loss and grief, international espionage, Stalin’s Great Purge and a war criminal’s escape from justice. German producers likewise backed a number of Un Certain Regard selections, including Morad Mostafa’s Cairo-set “Aisha Can’t Fly” (Mayana Film); Francesco Sossai’s Italian drama “The Last One for the Road” (Maze Pictures) and Diego Céspedes’ 1980s-set Chilean tale “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” (Weydemann Bros.). The comedy stars Jan Josef Liefers as advertising manager Heinz, who sets out to prove he’s no old white man with a carefully orchestrated dinner party intended to secure a promotion but that instead turns into a minefield of political correctness, awkward revelations and unexpected chaos.
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