Beta Cinema Sells Historical Drama I Is Another Ahead of AFM
ARP Selection picked up France rights and will present the film at the Augenblick Film Festival before a nationwide release next year.
Beta Cinema has closed a batch of international distribution deals for the historical drama I Is Another, unveiled on Monday, the eve of the American Film Market, according to hollywoodreporter.com. The American Film Market runs Nov. 10-15.
ARP Selection acquired all rights for France and will present the film to French audiences at the Augenblick Film Festival before a nationwide theatrical release next year. Youplanet Pictures took Spain, Angel Films took Scandinavia, Big Tree Entertainment took India, and Palace Films took Australia and New Zealand.
Vertigo Media acquired Hungary, Beta Film acquired Bulgaria, and Red Cape acquired Israel. Port-au-Prince Pictures will release the film in Germany in early 2027.
Beta Cinema will hold an AFM screening on Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at AMC Century City 3.
Cast and production
Written and directed by Felix Randau, the film stars Claes Bang as Felix Kersten and Valerie Pachner as Hedda. The cast also includes Susanne Wuest, Timocin Ziegler and Martin Müller, with Sebastian Thaler as director of photography. Ostlicht Filmproduktion produces, with Wega Film, headed by Veit Heiduschka, co-producing.
The film had its world premiere on Locarno's Piazza Grande in summer 2026. Randau previously directed Iceman and Northern Star. Based on true events, the story follows Kersten, massage therapist to Heinrich Himmler, who is said to have helped secure the release of thousands of concentration camp prisoners and travels to Oslo hoping to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Quick answers
When does I Is Another open in France?
ARP Selection will present the film at the Augenblick Film Festival before a nationwide theatrical release next year.
When is the AFM screening of I Is Another?
Beta Cinema will hold a screening on Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at AMC Century City 3.
Who stars in I Is Another?
Claes Bang plays Felix Kersten and Valerie Pachner plays Hedda, in a film written and directed by Felix Randau.