Lena Dunham & Stephen Fry Go to Poland in 'Treasure' Official Trailer | FirstShowing.net

"What Jew goes to Poland as a tourist?" Bleecker Street has unveiled their official trailer for a film titled Treasure, based on a true story and adapted from the novel of the same written by Lily Brett. This initially premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival a few months ago (here's our review), and will also play at the Tribeca Film Festival soon. It's now set for a theatrical US release in June coming soon this summer. Set in the 1990s, an American journalist named Ruth travels to Poland with her father Edek to visit his childhood places and the home where he grew up. But Edek, who's a Holocaust survivor, resists reliving his trauma & sabotages the trip creating unintentionally funny situations & taking her to strange places, befriending a taxi driver. Starring Lena Dunham as Ruth & Stephen Fry as Edek, along with Zbigniew Zamachowski, Tomasz Wlosok, Wenanty Nosul, Iwona Bielska, and Maria Mamona. I'm not the biggest fan of this particular film, I prefer A Real Pain instead, but it's still a worthwhile emotionally-driven story of a family.

Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Julia von Heinz's Treasure, from Bleecker Street's YouTube:

A father-daughter road trip set in the 1990s Poland, Treasure follows Ruth (Lena Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Stephen Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family's past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-Communist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and past can be an unexpected treasure. Treasure is directed by German filmmaker Julia von Heinz, director of the films Nothing Else Matters, Hanni & Nanni 2, Hanna's Journey, I'm Off Then, and the series "KaDeWe - Our Time Is Now" previously. The screenplay is by Julia von Heinz & John Quester; adapted from the novel by Lily Brett. It's produced by Lena Dunham, Fabian Gasmia, and Julia von Heinz. This first premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Bleecker Street debuts Treasure in select US theaters on June 14th, 2024 coming soon.

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