Keira Knightley joins "Charlotte" as a voice actress and executive producer

Twice Academy Award nominated actress Keira Knightley (pride and Prejudice) joins the formidable cast of voices from the animated drama Charlotte, making its world premiere at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival in September. The film is based on the true story of German Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, who comes of age on the eve of World War II, and is inspired by her series of autobiographical paintings “Life? or theater? "

Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, Charlotte dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love praises her talent and encourages her determination. But the world around her is changing rapidly and dangerously, limiting her options and derailing her dream. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent crowds, he leaves Berlin for the safety of southern France. There he starts painting again and finds a new love. But his work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Convinced that only the extraordinary will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting the story of her life.

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Knightley, whose previous animation experience is voicing Em in the BBC TV movie Robbie the reindeer (2007), joins a cast that includes Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn, Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory (died April), Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo and Mark Strong. The French-speaking cast will be led by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris.

Directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana from a screenplay by Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis, Charlotte is a production of January Films (Canada), Les Productions Balthazar (France) and Walking The Dog (Belgium).

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The producers are Julia Rosenberg, Jérôme Dopffer, Eric Goossens, Anton Roebben; executive producers are Knightley, Cotillard, Morgan Emmery, Jean-Charles Levy, Cédric Iland, Bastien Sirodot, Robert Lantos, Jim Sternberg, Joe Iacono, Mark Musselman Nancy Grant and Xavier Dolan. Co-producers include Christina Rotsaert, Patrick Puzenat and Thierry Dechilly.

The film will be released in Canada by Elevation and MK2 Mile End (Quebec), in Benelux by The Searchers and in France by Diaphana. Global sales are handled by Sierra / Affinity.

Charlotte is produced in association with Telefilm Canada, Trinity Media Financing, Umedia, Serendipity Point Films, Center National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Eurimages, Crave, CBC Films, Ontario Creates, Screen Flanders, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Flanders Audiovisual Fund and Sons of the manual.

[Source: Deadline]

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