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Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins & Martin Freeman Set For Simon Bird Comedy ‘Pretend I’m Not Here’


Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins, and Martin Freeman have signed on to star.

The film is described as a “compelling and comedic exploration of human relationships tested by extraordinary circumstances during WWII.” Cornerstone will launch international sales and distribution at Cannes. The film’s synopsis reads: An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways. Cecilia Frugiuele and Olivier Kaempfer, whose previous productions include Polite Society, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and the upcoming Lollipop and CC Emily, will produce through Parkville Pictures.

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