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Kino Lorber Acquires North American Rights to Fatih Akin’s Coming-of-Age Cannes Drama ‘Amrum’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama "Amrum," which made its world premiere at Cannes.
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Fatih Akin ’s coming-of-age drama “Amrum,” which made its world premiere as an Official Selection of this month’s Cannes Film Festival. “We were moved by the meditative beauty and stunning cinematography of Fatih Akin’s ‘Amrum,’ a true standout of this year’s Cannes Film Festival,” said Lisa Schwartz, chief distribution and revenue officer for Kino Lorber. “Eighty years after its conclusion, Akin captures a rarely depicted side of World War II with emotion and poignancy, and found the perfect lead in the remarkable young actor Jasper Ole Billerbeck.
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