The child

­I`m Simon

I`m ten years old

I`m a serial killer …



2011 is certainly going to be the year of the child. And not only because I became a father yet again in November. "The Child" is now being turned into a film.

Here`s how it happened:

Ten months ago my best friend asked me: "Fitzek, for five years now, four big production companies have been trying to get your books onto the big screen – why don`t you just do it yourself?"

And I answered: "Are you crazy? A film producer has to hang out with investors, he gets phone calls at 2.30 a.m. from incensed actor agents, and chucks money away faster than he can ever make it because in the end everything is three times as expensive. Nope – only the insane make films."

Today I`m happy to tell you that I`m hanging out with investors, getting phone calls at 2.30 a.m. from incensed actor agents, and chucking money away faster than I can ever make it – because in just a few days` time, shooting begins in Berlin on the film version of my psychothriller: The Child.

The story: Simon Sachs, a terminally ill ten-year-old boy, is firmly convinced that in an earlier life he was a serial killer. And he can prove it too, because he leads his lawyer Robert Stern to locations where corpses are found. People who were brutally murdered just as the child described, and long before he was born.

The film is being shot in English in Berlin with an international cast. Shooting begins officially on May 20, 2011.

My friend, the director Zsolt Bács, clearly not only has great powers of persuasion but has also succeeded in assembling a magnificent cast – all the more admirable considering that the budget for this international independent production is the size of that of a small television play.

The lead role of lawyer Robert Stern is played by Hollywood actor, Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Eric Roberts. Well-known to many from such successful movies as "The Godfather of Greenwich Village" or "The Dark Knight". The role of Borchert is played by Ben Becker ("Comedian Harmonists", "Gegen den Strom"). Simon, the child, is being played by Christian Traeumer. The eleven-year-old Californian, who has already proven his talents in numerous films including "Disney Toystory Mania Wii" and "Redemption", has "eyes that mesmerise"!

Engler will be played by Peter Greene ("Pulp Fiction", "The Usual Suspects", "Training Day") and the main female lead, Carina the nurse, by Sunny Mabrey ("Species III", "xXx2", "CSI Miami”).

Here are some of the other cast members:

Dieter Landuris ("Verschwende deine Jugend”, "Blutiges Geld”)
Clemens Schick ("Casino Royale")
Reiner Schöne ("Sliders", "Babylon 5", "Teufelskicker")
Daniela Ziegler ("Solo für Klarinette", "Echte Kerle")

Producer, co-screenwriter and director is Zsolt Bács, who made his directing debut at the Berlinale with the movie "Esperanza".

This whole adventure has only been made possible because friends and acquaintances have spent a lot of time and even more money on this project. It`ll be interesting to see which of them will still want to be friends with me after the premiere. And whether I`ll still be fond of Zsolt after it – after all, I`m broke too, even though no-one wants to face up to it ;)

More information and updates on the film are available right now on the Facebook page "The Child". It`s still a bit empty right now, but that situation is sure to change dramatically in the months to come. I`ll be glad to greet you there too very soon.

Warm regards,

Sebastian Fitzek

Facebook - Page The Child:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Child/212850112078113

Cast:

Eric Roberts: http://www.imdb.de/name/nm0000616/mediaindex

Sunny Mabrey: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1007554/

Christian Trauemer: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3610998/

Peter Greene: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338886/

Ben Becker: http://tinyurl.com/5u7k26w       

Yvonne-Maria Schäfer: http://www.imdb.de/name/nm1908742/mediaindex

Dieter Landuris: http://www.landuris.de/presse.htm

Reiner Schöne: http://tinyurl.com/6kdmsxd       

Luc Feit: http://tinyurl.com/63ydet4        

Daniela Ziegler: http://tinyurl.com/6cq2rzb         

Clemens Schick: http://tinyurl.com/63zn875        

If you want to mail me please use the this email address: fitzek@sebastianfitzek.de

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