We are proud to add yet an incredible based on a true story feature to our line-up, PARADISE WAR (working title) directed by Niklaus Hilber.
Director of Intl. Sales & Marketing, Susan Wendt says: “We are thrilled to be working with the very competent team from “A Film Company” in Switzerland and not least very grateful to help bring this remarkable story to audiences around the world.”
1984: Searching for an experience that goes deeper than the superficiality of modern civilisation, Bruno Manser travels into the jungles of Borneo and finds it with the nomadic Penan tribe. It is an encounter that changes his life forever. When the existence of the Penan is threatened by relentless deforestation, Manser takes up the fight against logging with a courage and determination that makes him one of the most renowned and credible environmentalists of his time.
Eventually, it costs him everything.
Now, after thorough research, Swiss-based A Film Company is bringing this extraordinary story to the big screen under the direction of Niklaus Hilber (AMATEUR TEENS, 2015), starring Sven Schelker (GOLIATH, 2017; HOMELAND, 2015; THE CIRCLE, 2014) as Bruno Manser.
The film was shot in 76 days in Switzerland, New York, Budapest and Borneo. In a massive operation, the film team went to remote locations in the last remnants of primary jungle on Borneo, bringing back images of stunning beauty. The indigenous actors were casted among the original Penan people who continue their struggle to this day. This unique approach will certainly make PARADISE WAR stand out as one of the most remarkable films to come out in 2019.
PARADISE WAR is produced by Valentin Greutert for A Film Company GmbH (Switzerland) in coproduction with Philip Delaquis for Das Kollektiv GmbH (Switzerland), co-financed by Superfilm (Austria), with the support of the Federal Office of Culture, Swisslosfonds BS/BL, Christoph Merian Stiftung, Schwyzer Winiker Stiftung, Suissimage and in coproduction with Schweizer Fernsehen SRF/SRG SSR and Teleclub.
Swiss distribution by Ascot Elite, international sales through TrustNordisk.
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