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Tom Tykwer on Opening Berlin With ‘Hardcore Political’ Film ‘The Light’ and Why He’s Not Playing the ‘Invitation Game’ With Germany’s Far-Right Officials (EXCLUSIVE)
Tom Tykwer on his political Berlin Film Festival opener 'The Light' and controversy over whether Germany's far-right officials should be invited.
Tom Tykwer will soon be opening the 75th Berlin Film Festival with “ The Light,” a timely tale in which a deeply dysfunctional German family is saved by its Syrian housekeeper. The German-language film, which Tykwer describes as a “hardcore political” statement, will kick off the Berlinale on Feb. 13 in the turbulent lead-up to the country’s Feb. 21 general elections. “The Light” stars Tykwer’s regular collaborator Lars Eidinger and close friend Nicolette Krebitz as Milena and Tim, the 40-something parents of irate 17-year-old twins.
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