Media 8 Entertainment, a leading film entertainment company engaged in the production, financing, acquisition, and worldwide licensing of theatrical feature films in a variety of genres, announced today that it has acquired the rights to EICHMANN for international distribution and will be introducing the film to buyers for the first time at the upcoming Cannes market.
EICHMANN is a powerful historical drama based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, as he is interrogated about his role in Hitler's Third Reich. Captured by intelligence operatives in Argentina, 15 years after World War II, Eichmann - the World's most wanted man - must be broken down by Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer. The two men confront each other in a battle of wills - the result of which will change the young nation of Israel forever. Gradually, Avner uncovers the harrowing truth about Eichmann's role as the architect of Hitler's plan for the “final solution,” which killed millions of Jews, including Avner's own father.
EICHMANN features an all-star international cast including: Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong, Downfall, The Pianist, U-571); Troy Garity (After the Sunset, Barbershop, Bandits); Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity, Blow, Run Lola Run) and Stephen Fry (V for Vendetta, Gosford Park) and is directed by Robert Young (Fierce Creatures). EICHMANN was produced by Karl Richards, executive produced by Adrian Politowski, Jeremy Burdek, Nadia Khamlichi, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, and Mike Klein and co-produced by Peter Bevan, Jozsef Cirko and Michael Frenschkowski.
UK based production outfit E-Motion produced EICHMANN. It's the second production since the company's inception less than 12 months ago by Karl Richards and Peter Bevan. First on the slate was RUBY BLUE with Bob Hoskins, co-produced with Medb Films. Future projects include in-house productions, developed internally and several financing deals to assist other experienced producers on a variety of quality productions, widening the scope and portfolio of the company.
Media 8 Entertainment's diverse slate of features for Cannes 2007 includes THE RAMEN GIRL, starring Brittany Murphy and Toshiyuki Nishida; LOCAL COLOR starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ray Liotta and Trevor Morgan; ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING starring Peter O'Toole, Luke Goss and Tiffany Dupont; and the comedy documentary AIR GUITAR NATION which debuted at AFI FEST 2006.
Media 8 Entertainment's previous slate includes: the Academy Award-winning MONSTER; the critically acclaimed THE UPSIDE OF ANGER starring Joan Allen and Kevin Costner the action-drama RUNNING SCARED written and directed by Wayne Kramer and starring Paul Walker, the comedy LOVEWRECKED starring Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Jonathan Bennett, and the MAN ABOUT TOWN written and directed by Mike Binder, and starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn and John Cleese.
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