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| Directed by | Julia von Heinz |
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| Based on | Too Many Men by Lily Brett |
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| Cinematography | Daniela Knapp |
| Edited by | Sandie Bompar |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Treasure is an upcoming German-French co-production tragicomedy film directed by Julia von Heinz. Based on the 1999 novel Too Many Men by Lily Brett, the film starring Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry is set in 1990. It tells the story of an American journalist Ruth who travels to Poland with her father Edek to visit his childhood places. But Edek, a Holocaust survivor, resists reliving his trauma and sabotages the trip creating unintentionally funny situations.[1]
It was selected in the Berlinale Special Gala section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and will be screened on 17 February 2024.[2]
Initially titled Iron Box, the film is directed by Julia von Heinz who also wrote the screenplay with John Quester, and is produced by Seven Elephants and Good Thing Going.[3]
The film was shot from 21 February 2023 to 7 May 2023 in Germany at Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and in Poland. 18 of the 39 days of filming took place in central Germany in spring 2023. The main filming location in the region was Halle (Saale).[4]
Treasure will have its world premiere on 17 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlin Special Gala.[5][6] Prior to its world premiere, FilmNation Entertainment and Bleecker Street acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film in January 2024.[7]
The film will be released on 14 June 2024 theatrically by Bleecker Street.[8]
