“The Invisible Man” star Oliver Jackson-Cohen and “Grantchester” star Jeremy Neumark Jones have been cast in the upcoming World War II feature film “The World Will Tremble.”
Written and directed by Lior Geller, the film tells the true story of a group of prisoners who escaped from the Third Reich’s first Nazi death camp, Chelmno.
Director: Lior Geller
Writer: Lior Geller
Stars: Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Anton Lesser, David Kross
Jackson-Cohen plays Solomon Wiener, while Neumark Jones takes on the role of Michael Podchlebnik.
They are joined by Anton Lesser (“Andor”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Michael Fox (“Dunkirk”), Charlie MacGechan (“We Die Young”), Michael Epp (“The Beekeeper”), Danny Scheinmann (“Stan & Ollie”), Tim Bergmann and George Lenz.
Of the more than 320,000 Jews sent to Chelmno, only four are known to have survived. Two of them tried to escape — Wiener and Podchlebnik — to expose the truth and bear witness to the barbarity they witnessed.
Geller spent a decade researching and writing the film and renowned historian Dr. Na’ama Shik, based at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center, also assisted with the research. “This is truly an amazing and very important film,” she said. “Destined to become one of the most important, watched and studied films of the Holocaust.”
Podchlebnik’s eldest son, Yakov Peled, also contributed to Geller’s research and gave him his family’s blessing before his death earlier this year.
Propagate’s global distribution arm, Propagate International, will handle global sales, adding to a library of premium scripts that includes Netflix’s “Untold” and HBO Max’s “LFG.”
“The World Will Tremble” is produced by Lorton Entertainment, UFO Films, Black Sheep Films and Radiancy Pictures. Ben Silverman of Propagate Content, Arthur Landon and Ed Barratt of Lorton Entertainment, Phillip J. Roth of UFO, Yair Ilan of Radiancy Pictures, Erez Koskas of Cedar House Studio and Saar Yogev and Naomi Levari of Black Sheep Films are producing.
“The film centers on a moment of courage and hope that aligns with our goal at Lorton to produce powerful and socially relevant content and there is nothing more powerful or socially relevant today than the story of Michael and Solomon,” said Landon. “Bringing history to life with never-before-heard stories and hearing the testimony of those who lived it is a humbling privilege.”
Geller added: “The enduring story of Solomon and Michael, who attempted the impossible in an effort to expose Nazi horrors, serves as a cautionary reminder, emphasizing the importance of hope, survival and the critical role of bearing witness. It is a great honor to share this story with the world, especially now.”
Comments
Post a Comment