Mercury’s “Inheritance” wins slots on BBC, ABC, SVT and MTV
Posted on: June 13, 201113 June 2011
Kelly Anderson
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Doc distributor Mercury Media has sold Inheritance, a doc telling the story of a woman who must face the legacy her Nazi leader father left behind, to BBC, Australia’s ABC, Sweden’s SVT and Finland’s MTV.
The Emmy-winning film by Oscar-winner James Moll has previously screened on ARTE in France, Noga in Israel and on PBS in the U.S.
The film focuses on Monika Hertwig, daughter of Amon Goeth, prominent Nazi leader and commandant of the Plaszow Concentration Camp. Hertwig discovered her father’s past as a teenager, and was forced to come to terms with his legacy after Ralph Fiennes portrayed Goeth in Schindler’s List.
Mercury’s chief executive Tim Sparke commented, “This sale of this challenging production to the world’s leading public service broadcasters demonstrates their renewed vitality. It is to their credit that they individually recognize the power, value and importance of independently produced documentary film.”
BBC executive producer for acquisitions Carol Sennett said, “Inheritance is one of the most emotionally resonant documentaries about the Nazi Holocaust I have ever seen. We are delighted to be showing it on BBC Television.”
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