Claes Bang Drama I Is Another Sells Across Europe Ahead of AFM
Summary
Beta Cinema closed deals in France, Spain, Scandinavia, Hungary and Australia for Felix Randau's night-train standoff about Himmler's masseur.
"Beta Cinema has sold Felix Randau's I Is Another, starring Claes Bang as Heinrich Himmler's masseur Felix Kersten, to a string of territories ahead of AFM, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter reported on Nov. 9. Buyers include ARP Selection (France), Youplanet Pictures (Spain), Angel Films (Scandinavia), Vertigo Media (Hungary), Beta Film (Bulgaria), Red Cape (Israel), Big Tree Entertainment (India) and Palace Films (Australia and New Zealand). Port-au-Prince Pictures plans a German release in early 2027.
Written and directed by Randau, the drama follows an investigative journalist, played by Valerie Pachner, who confronts Kersten on a night train to Oslo as he travels to a Nobel Peace Prize event. Kersten claimed he used his influence over Himmler to save thousands of people; the journalist doubts his account, and the two spend the night in a game of cat and mouse.
The film premiered in the Piazza Grande section at Locarno this summer. It is produced by ostlicht filmproduktion in co-production with Veit Heiduschka's Wega Film, with Sebastian Thaler as cinematographer. Susanne Wuest, Timocin Ziegler and Martin Müller co-star, and Beta Cinema is screening it for buyers at the market."
