Overview

• The film held its Germany premiere at Filmfest Hamburg, with Diane Kruger, Laura Tonke, Jasper Billerbeck and Detlev Buck attending.
• Local organizers on Amrum reported more than 2,400 tickets sold across multiple island screenings, saying nearly the whole community saw it.
• Nationwide theatrical release in Germany is scheduled for 9 October.
• Akin links the movie’s central line, “Du bist nicht schuld, aber du hast dennoch damit zu tun,” to Germany’s responsibility to uphold Israel’s right to exist.
• Set in the final days of World War II and based on Hark Bohm’s memories, the story follows a 12-year-old’s perspective and features a cast including Diane Kruger and Matthias Schweighöfer.