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FilmNation Secures “The Passenger” Rights; Strong Portrays Kristallnacht Escape

4/30/2026

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FilmNation Entertainment acquired worldwide rights, except German-speaking territories and Poland, to “The Passenger.”
Jeremy Strong will play Otto Silbermann, a businessman fleeing Berlin after the November 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms with his wealth.
Director Magnus von Horn co-wrote the script for the adaptation of Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s 1938 bestseller “The Passenger.”
Port au Prince Films, Lava Films and Martina Valentina Baumgartner are producing the film after Alice Laffillé negotiated the acquisition.

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FilmNation Entertainment acquired worldwide rights, except German-speaking territories and Poland, to “The Passenger.”
Jeremy Strong will play Otto Silbermann, a businessman fleeing Berlin after the November 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms with his wealth.
Director Magnus von Horn co-wrote the script for the adaptation of Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s 1938 bestseller “The Passenger.”
Port au Prince Films, Lava Films and Martina Valentina Baumgartner are producing the film after Alice Laffillé negotiated the acquisition.