Embracing Pulpy Genre, Germany’s Hnywood Aims for the Stars (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEd Meza @edmezavar An ambitious new production company is making waves in Germany, where it’s following up its successful 2020 comedy pic debut with a stylish erotic thriller that harkens back to Hollywood classics of the 1980s.
Launched in 2020 by Andreas Kröneck and Antonio Fernandes Lopes in the southwestern Baden-Württemberg city of Heilbronn, Hnywood is aiming high with plans to recapture the cinematic magic of yesteryear, including Edgar Wallace masked-killer mysteries and sexy swashbuckling space operas.
Hnywood – short for “Heilbronnywood” — is presenting its latest title, “Steal Her Breath,” at the European Film Market (EFM), where it is selling the film in strategic partnership with Munich-based Morefilms.
Written and directed by Kröneck, the film follows virtuoso thief Laura as she outmaneuvers relentless detective Maxine in a dangerous yet passionate cat-and-mouse game while a sadistic killer marks them for death. “Steal Her Breath” stars Luisa Binger as the elusive thief, Christina Lopes (“Faustdick”) as the policewoman on her tail, and Katy Karrenbauer (“Cloud Atlas,” “Eldorado KaDeWe”) as the “queenpin” Bernie.
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