Dutch actor-turned-director Halina Reijn and fellow actor and production partner Carice van Houten have optioned World War II novelReijn and van Houten, partners in Amsterdam-based indie producer Man Up Film, are in Toronto for the North American premiere of that the adaptation of Roxane van Iperen’s novel — about two Jewish sisters who operated a hideaway in central Holland, then under Nazi occupation, and survived to 1945 — will speak to today's audiences.
"It's a period piece, but I see it as a contemporary story. There's two Jewish sisters in the prime of their lives, both mothers and modern women, and then the Second World War starts and Amsterdam, a symbol of tolerance, becomes a nightmare for them," she explained. Reijn added there are contemporary overtones for the wartime novel given current debates over immigration and political tribalism in Europe and the U.S. "Segregating people, discriminating against people that are different, it's happening right now, in a huge way with refugees and calls to build walls, in Europe and in America — this is such an important time where we all need to look at ourselves," she insisted.
There's no word on who might pen the movie adaptation, but Reijn anticipates a female-driven production.portrays a veteran female psychologist who begins a job at a secure men's rehab facility and meets a charismatic, manipulative patient (Marwan Kenzari, who played Jafar in the live-action
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