Project Detail

Becoming Capa

Becoming Capa

Synopsis

BECOMING CAPA is a tale of love, audacity and defiance set against the backdrop of a world in political turmoil. Two tenacious young European refugees fall madly in love and defy the fractured world around them by creating the character of enigmatic American photographer Robert Capa, together shooting some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th Century.

Details

Year
2027
Type of project
Features
Running time
114 min
Director
Charlotte Colbert 2nd Feature
Producer
Jeremy Thomas, Andrea Cornwell, Chris Curlin
Editor
Sam Sneade
Screenwriter
Charlotte Colbert
Director of Photography
Pawel Pogorzelski
Production Designer
Eugenio Caballero
Principal cast
Esther McGregor (Gerda Pohorylle/Gerda Taro), Mark Eydelshteyn (André Friedmann/Robert Capa), Danny Huston (Lucien Vogel)

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Recorded Picture Company, Jeremy Thomas

Lobo Films, Andrea Cornwell
Zephyr Films, Chris Curling

Sales Company

HanWay Films

The Kodak
11 Keeley Street
London
WC2B 4BA

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