1917 Producer Jayne-Ann Tenggren Is Producing Follow Up WWII Movie ENEMY OF MY ENEMY
Jayne Ann-Tenggren was a producer on the Oscar-winning World War I drama, 1917. Now she is taking on the next world war with the epic Enemy of My Enemy. The story “centers on one of the world’s great unsung heroes, Captain Witold Pilecki. During the Holocaust, the Polish cavalry officer volunteered to be arrested and taken to Auschwitz, where he formed a resistance group and leaked information revealing conditions inside the camp to the Allies. Following his escape from Auschwitz in April 1943, Pilecki continued to fight for a free and independent Poland in the wake of Stalin’s communist takeover of the country.”
Matt King (Boomtown) wrote the screenplay based on the critically acclaimed book Ochotnik (The Volunteer) by Italian historian Marco Patricelli. Production will take place in Poland and Italy. Elizabeth Stillwell (Lizzie) is producing alongside Tenggren. They will work with a local production team and have secured the cooperation of Pilecki’s family and have conducted extensive research for the project.
Pilecki’s great-grandson Krzysztof Kosior said of the project:
“I was thrilled to read the script and to be working with the filmmakers. I am grateful this film is being made and that a global audience will know my great-grandfather’s story.”
Enemy of My Enemy marks the largest film of its kind in Poland and brings together public and private resources while signaling the country’s commitment to expand Poland’s international co-productions.
This sounds like a fascinating story, and a must-watch movie. Stay tuned for more info as the project develops.
via: Variety