Emma Watson and Daniel Bruhl will lead in political thriller ‘Colonia’

“Harry Potter” star Emma Watson and Daniel Bruhl will helm the thriller “Colonia,” from Academy Award-winning German director Florian Gallenberger.  The drama will be shot in Luxembourg, Munich, Berlin and South America until the end of the year. Watson recently starred in Noah earlier this year, and has finished filming on new thriller Regression alongside Ethan Hawke. After starring as Formula One star Niki Lauda in last year’s Rush, German actor Bruhl has recently appeared in A Most Wanted Man and The Fifth Estate.

According to a source, the film is set during the military coup of Chile in 1973, and follows a young German couple (Watson and Bruhl) who become entangled in the violence which led to the overthrowing of the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Gallenberger and Torsten Wenzel penned the script, which is inspired by true events. Benjamin Herrmann is producing through his Majestic banner. Nicolas Steil will serve as co-delegate producer through Iris Productions.