Exclusive: Bombay Berlin Film Productions (Bbfp) has revealed that August Diehl has been cast to play the role of German Olympic athlete Otto Peltzer in upcoming biopic The Distant Near.
Polish-uk filmmaker Rafael Kapelinski is set to direct the project, which has been selected for the Co-production Market of India’s Film Bazaar, currently taking place in Goa (November 20-24). The screenplay is written by UK writer James Pout with support from the Nipkow program of Medienboard.
Peltzer had an extraordinary life – an Olympic middle distance runner and former world record holder, he was persecuted by the Nazis for being gay and spent time in Mauthausen concentration camp. On his release, he moved to India to avoid further persecution, later becoming a coach for the Indian athletics team and inspiring them to victory over a visiting German team.
Diehl’s credits include Phillip Noyce’s Salt, alongside Angelina Jolie, Terrence...
Polish-uk filmmaker Rafael Kapelinski is set to direct the project, which has been selected for the Co-production Market of India’s Film Bazaar, currently taking place in Goa (November 20-24). The screenplay is written by UK writer James Pout with support from the Nipkow program of Medienboard.
Peltzer had an extraordinary life – an Olympic middle distance runner and former world record holder, he was persecuted by the Nazis for being gay and spent time in Mauthausen concentration camp. On his release, he moved to India to avoid further persecution, later becoming a coach for the Indian athletics team and inspiring them to victory over a visiting German team.
Diehl’s credits include Phillip Noyce’s Salt, alongside Angelina Jolie, Terrence...
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- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
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He also speaks about the character being called ‘Stefan’, which is a great name – and he talks about subverting stereotypes of Polish people in film & TV, acknowledging that it is something of a rarity for a leading man in a rom-com to be given to an actor from that part of the world. He also speaks about returning in For All Mankind and what audiences can expect, and why he wants a Hawkeye return, and whether he can get his hands on any of the action figures of his character…...
He also speaks about the character being called ‘Stefan’, which is a great name – and he talks about subverting stereotypes of Polish people in film & TV, acknowledging that it is something of a rarity for a leading man in a rom-com to be given to an actor from that part of the world. He also speaks about returning in For All Mankind and what audiences can expect, and why he wants a Hawkeye return, and whether he can get his hands on any of the action figures of his character…...
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- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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