If you pitched the plot of Brothers, the Czech Republic’s official Oscar submission for best international film, as a screenplay, you’d get back studio notes calling it “unbelievable” and “over-the-top.”
Two brothers — Josef and Radek Mašín, sons of a legendary anti-Nazi resistance fighter Josef Mašín — take up arms against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, carrying out targeting killings and acts of sabotage. When they get pinned in by the authorities, they shoot their way out and take off on a death-defying escape to West Berlin, crossing Czechoslovakia and East Germany, while pursued by Red Army soldiers and 20,000 East German police in the biggest manhunt in Cold War history. But the story, told by director Tomáš Mašín in Brothers is all true.
“It’s the utmost poignant and inspiring story,” says Mašín, who is a distant relative to the Mašín brothers, in a THR Presents panel powered by Vision Media.
Two brothers — Josef and Radek Mašín, sons of a legendary anti-Nazi resistance fighter Josef Mašín — take up arms against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, carrying out targeting killings and acts of sabotage. When they get pinned in by the authorities, they shoot their way out and take off on a death-defying escape to West Berlin, crossing Czechoslovakia and East Germany, while pursued by Red Army soldiers and 20,000 East German police in the biggest manhunt in Cold War history. But the story, told by director Tomáš Mašín in Brothers is all true.
“It’s the utmost poignant and inspiring story,” says Mašín, who is a distant relative to the Mašín brothers, in a THR Presents panel powered by Vision Media.
- 12/5/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The cast includes Oskar Hes, Jan Nedbal and Stefan Konarske.
Helsinki-based The Yellow Affair has boarded international sales for Brothers, a Czech-German co-production directed by Tomas Masin and written by Marek Epstein.
The fast-paced drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who, in 1953, tried to escape communist Czechoslovakia to join the US army in West Berlin. What ensued was one of the largest manhunts in modern history and the brothers are still hailed by some as heroes and others as murderers.
The cast includes Oskar Hes, Jan Nedbal, and Stefan Konarske.
The producers are Petr Bilek for...
Helsinki-based The Yellow Affair has boarded international sales for Brothers, a Czech-German co-production directed by Tomas Masin and written by Marek Epstein.
The fast-paced drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who, in 1953, tried to escape communist Czechoslovakia to join the US army in West Berlin. What ensued was one of the largest manhunts in modern history and the brothers are still hailed by some as heroes and others as murderers.
The cast includes Oskar Hes, Jan Nedbal, and Stefan Konarske.
The producers are Petr Bilek for...
- 5/12/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Bleecker Street’s I’m Your Man opens on 12 screens in seven markets, expanding to another 15 next week in a rare platform release banking on strong word of mouth for the well-reviewed, 94% Certified Fresh film that’s Germany’s entry for the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.
Helmed by Unorthodox director Maria Schrader, the sci-fi romantic comedy earned star Maren Eggert the Best Actress Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
Co-star Dan Stevens supported the film on social and in a Today show appearance Wednesday. He’ll be at a Q&a at the Landmark in LA on Saturday.
Initial openings include NY, LA, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Phoenix and Dallas. Bleecker plans a small expansion in those markets as well next week. The film has a 17-day exclusive theatrical window. Deadline review here,
Eggert plays...
Helmed by Unorthodox director Maria Schrader, the sci-fi romantic comedy earned star Maren Eggert the Best Actress Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
Co-star Dan Stevens supported the film on social and in a Today show appearance Wednesday. He’ll be at a Q&a at the Landmark in LA on Saturday.
Initial openings include NY, LA, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Phoenix and Dallas. Bleecker plans a small expansion in those markets as well next week. The film has a 17-day exclusive theatrical window. Deadline review here,
Eggert plays...
- 9/24/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sales agent Beta Cinema is launching its Cannes Market slate, which is headlined by psychological thriller “Corvidae,” with a playful and novel approach. The company has produced an entertainment show, in the style of a late-night chatshow, featuring its sales team pitching its films and presenting exclusive clips from them. Variety has been given an exclusive sneak peek at the show before it goes live on Friday.
Beta Cinema CEO Dirk Schürhoff is the charismatic host of chatshow “The Beta Cinema Show,” filmed at the company’s offices in Oberhaching, near Munich, while Thorsten Ritter, exec VP acquisitions, sales and marketing, leads the house band on electric guitar. Its sales executives beam in their reports from around the world, while the kangaroo from the hit film “The Kangaroo Chronicles” assists. The tone is fun and tongue-in-cheek, but it’s a serious attempt to add a bit of showbiz pizzazz to the virtual market format.
Beta Cinema CEO Dirk Schürhoff is the charismatic host of chatshow “The Beta Cinema Show,” filmed at the company’s offices in Oberhaching, near Munich, while Thorsten Ritter, exec VP acquisitions, sales and marketing, leads the house band on electric guitar. Its sales executives beam in their reports from around the world, while the kangaroo from the hit film “The Kangaroo Chronicles” assists. The tone is fun and tongue-in-cheek, but it’s a serious attempt to add a bit of showbiz pizzazz to the virtual market format.
- 6/17/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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