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Claes Bang's Himmler drama I Is Another finds buyers across Europe and beyond

Jonah VillalbaPublished 2m ago2 min readBased on 7 sources
Claes Bang's Himmler drama I Is Another finds buyers across Europe and beyond
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Beta Cinema has sold I Is Another to distributors in seven territories, Deadline reported on 9 November 2026. The German historical drama, about the man who gave massages to Heinrich Himmler, the SS chief, now has a German release date in early 2027.

Beta Cinema is the sales agent, the company that finds buyers for a film country by country. Its deals give each buyer "all rights" in its territory, meaning that buyer can release the film there in cinemas and on other platforms.

The buyers are:

  • France: ARP Selection
  • Spain: Youplanet Pictures
  • Scandinavia: Angel Films
  • Hungary: Vertigo Media
  • Bulgaria: Beta Film
  • Israel: Red Cape
  • Australia and New Zealand: Palace Films

Germany is handled differently. Port-au-Prince Pictures is set to release the film there in early 2027, according to Deadline. ARP Selection has already introduced the film to French audiences at the Augenblick Film Festival, ahead of its 2027 cinema release in France.

The film was written and directed by Felix Randau, who previously made Iceman. Claes Bang plays Felix Kersten, Himmler's real-life massage therapist. Valerie Pachner plays Hedda, an investigative journalist. The cast also includes Susanne Wuest, Timocin Ziegler and Martin Müller.

The production came from ostlicht filmproduktion, working with Wega Film. Sebastian Thaler was director of photography.

The film had its world premiere in the Piazza Grande section at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland over the summer. Bang and Randau walked the red carpet there, as the festival's own video shows. Beta Cinema describes the film as a historical drama about Himmler's therapist, with Bang in a morally complex role.

The sales story started well before Locarno. In October 2025, Deadline reported that Beta Cinema had taken on international sales for the film, with a first-look image of Bang unveiled ahead of the American Film Market, the industry deal-making event where distributors buy and sell films. Beta later listed the film in its AFM 2026 line-up.

Festivals and markets like these are where distribution deals usually get made. A film can be sold in many countries long before it opens in any of them, and the buyers set the release dates that audiences eventually see.

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