Every year the German Film Fund (FFA) awards money to projects that are currently being developed in Germany. Recently she announced the scripts and productions, which overall 4.1 million euros in grants receive. After Manta, Manta 2 was introduced this year as a sequel after a 32-year break, the funded sequels also include a film whose original was ten years ago.
The Medicus 2 is coming back to the cinema after over 10 years
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The Medicus
Noah Gordon’s historical novel The Medicus is the first volume of a book trilogy * and was an absolute bestseller in Germany. Philipp Stölzl filmed the work in 2013. In it, the Englishman Rob Cole (Tom Payne) learned the medical trade in Persia in the 11th century, but had to pretend to be a Jew because the school didn’t allow Christians. The sequel Medicus II takes place in London in the year 1050, where Rob applies his acquired knowledge as a doctor. After understanding the secrets of the body, he also wants to understand the diseases of the soul.
Karoline Herfurth’s Wunderschön is followed by Wunderschöner
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Beautiful
Karoline Herfurth’s ensemble drama Wunderschön hit a nerve in 2022 with its examination of five women’s fates: from a model to a mother, we accompanied the protagonists through body image and optimization mania to a few haunting truths. This means that the film even made it into the list of the best films of 2022. In its sequel More beautiful Herfurth now wants to once again examine self-esteem and the desire to be desirable using five women.
The first name already has its third continuation: the nickname
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Last name
With The First Name, Sönke Wortmann delivered a remake of the French comedy hit in 2018, in which an evening party discussed whether one could name their child Adolf. With The Surname he continued the family story on Lanzarote. The nickname is now preparing a wedding in South Tyrol as the third film in the series. But can the marriage really go through if the chaotic relatives have to interfere everywhere?
The last name comes to WOW on December 29, 2023.
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