17/05/2007

Sales powerhouse Dreamachine announced today in Cannes that it is handling world sales on Caroline Link’s new contemporary drama Aftermath, co-produced by Germany’s Constantin Film and Bavaria Film.

“After working with Constantin on Atomised [+see also:
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Based on the novel by Scott Campbell, Aftermath is written and directed by Link, who won an Oscar for Nowhere in Africa [+see also:
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As he struggles to perfect the dual portrait the stormy interaction between artist and subject reveals the intense psychological profile of a complex family. As Max slowly understands the depth of the relationship between Lili and her brother, he too is affected and changed by this most unusual of commissions.

Aftermath is produced by Uschi Reich (The Flying Classroom) and Martin Moszkowicz (Perfume: The Story of a Murdere [+see also:
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Dreamachine CEO Tim Haslam and his strong sales team will start negotiating the film in Cannes from their office at 2, La Croisette.