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‘Downfall’ Director Oliver Hirschbiegel and Albert Oehlen’s ‘The Painter’ Picked Up By Picture Tree International, Trailer Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBerlin-based Picture Tree International has acquired worldwide rights to docu-fiction “The Painter,” a collaboration between German director Oliver Hirschbiegel, best known for Oscar-nominated “Downfall,” and German artist Albert Oehlen.The work stars Ben Becker, whose credits include “Brother of Sleep” and “Comedian Harmonists,” and features the voice of Charlotte Rampling. The film is completing postproduction with PTI presenting a first trailer during the Toronto Film Festival’s hybrid market.The film depicts Oehlen struggling with a painting and pondering the meaning of his creation.
