Overview

• Distributor Tobis said principal photography began earlier this week and will run until the end of October.
• Leonie Benesch, Jannis Niewöhner and Angela Winkler join the cast, with newcomers Derya Akyol and Josefine Koenig in the lead roles.
• The project is both written and directed by Justina Jürgensen.
• The story draws on Christa Winsloe’s play and novel, following the tradition of Leontine Sagan’s pioneering early film.
• A 1958 remake starred Romy Schneider and Lilli Palmer, underscoring the material’s long-standing place in film history.