Volker Schlöndorff to Adapt Jenny Erpenbeck’s Novel 'Heimsuchung' for Film

The Oscar-winning director plans to begin filming in August, collaborating closely with the Booker Prize-winning author.

Volker Schlöndorff, known for his acclaimed literary adaptations, will direct a film based on Jenny Erpenbeck's 2008 novel 'Heimsuchung'.
Filming will primarily take place near Studio Babelsberg in Brandenburg, where Schlöndorff served as managing director from 1992 to 1997.
The cast includes prominent German actors Lars Eidinger, Martina Gedeck, and Ulrich Matthes.
Schlöndorff, 85, has written the screenplay but is consulting closely with Erpenbeck, who won the International Booker Prize in 2024 for her novel 'Kairos'.
The project is contingent on securing financing, with filming tentatively scheduled to begin in August 2025.