Lena Dunham and Mandy Patinkin recruited for German film

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Lena Dunham and Mandy Patinkin will share the poster for

, the new film by German director Julia Von Heinz.

According to

, the two American stars were recruited by the filmmaker in an original way.

During an interview with this same media during the Venice Film Festival last year, when she was presenting

, her latest film, Julia Von Heinz announced that she intended to send the screenplay for her next film to the

actor

and the creator of

and that she was hoping they would agree to join the project.

The interview with

reached the ears of the two comedians (and their agents) and, after several dates, Mandy Patinkin and Lena Dunham signed.

“I watched her film

and I knew instantly that I was in the hands of a real director.

It tells a compelling story in every shot and the performances are as full of truth as one would hope, ”the

actor said

in a statement relayed by

.

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Lena Dunham also praised the qualities of the German filmmaker, revealing that the script had affected her deeply.

“Julia's film struck a chord in me, both for its radicalism and its fundamental value of empathy.

I knew I wanted to go where she took me, and the fact that she takes me further on an exploration of what it means to be Jewish and the stories we carry as girls of trauma is deeply moving for me. .

Mandy Patinkin is, of course, the icing on the awesome cake, ”added the star.

Iron Box

tells how, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a businesswoman decides to return to Poland with her aging father to reconnect with their Jewish origins.

No release date has been announced yet.

As for

, it will be broadcast on Netflix from next April.

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