Films Boutique has announced a new collaboration with director Agnieszka Holland on her upcoming biopic 'Franz,' based on the life of renowned author Franz Kafka. Currently in pre-production, the film is set to begin principal photography in April in the Czech Republic and Germany, coinciding with the centenary of Kafka's death. The project has already secured distribution deals with Bac Films Distribution, X Verleih, Bioskop, and Kino Swiat.
'Franz' will feature Idan Weiss, a newcomer, in the lead role of Kafka. Joining him is Jenovefa Bokova as Milena Jesenska, Kafka's friend and translator, and Maria Schrader as his mother. The rest of the cast includes Peter Kurth, Ivan Trojan, Josef Trojan, Katharina Stark, Sebastian Schwarz, and Gesa Schermuly. The film will be lensed by renowned cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk.
