Nora Fingscheidt shoots with Sandra Bullock

15.11.2019 | System blaster Director

On her way to Hollywood: Hamburg-based Director Nora Fingscheidt is shooting her next film with US superstar Sandra Bullock. The Netflix thriller is to be based on the British mini-series "Unforgiven". Fingscheidt's successful feature film debut "Systemsprenger" has so far attracted over 450,000 cinema-goers.

Helge Albers, CEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "What news! Congratulations to Nora Fingscheidt. We are delighted to have such a talented director at our site and are very excited about her new project with Hollywood star Sandra Bullock. We also send our congratulations to the entire 'Systemsprenger' team - almost half a million cinema-goers is more than impressive. "

Hamburg-based Directors and Script Writer Nora Fingscheidt has already won the Silver Bear at the 2019 Berlinale with her debut film "Systemsprenger". With over 35 days of filming, the majority of the shoot took place in Hamburg in early 2018. The film is about Benni, a tender girl with boisterous energy. Benni is what is known as a "system disruptor", a child who falls through the cracks of German child and youth services. The drama is a production of kineo Filmproduktion and Weydemann Bros. GmbH in co-production with Oma Inge Film and ZDF/ Das kleine Fernsehspiel. Distribution is being handled by Port au Prince Pictures. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein has supported the film with 235,000 euros

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