Exclusive: Berlin-based Pluto Film to star in new film from German directors Marcus Richert and Lillian Rosa documentary The man who healed the worldas an international sales agent. Formerly known as treatment, The film is produced by Richard’s Favo Film and Basis Berlin.
The man who healed the world The film tells the story of Ingmar Hohr, a PhD student at Germany’s University of Tübingen who accidentally discovered the revolutionary mRNA vaccine technology that would later protect millions of people from the coronavirus. Initially, Hoare was ridiculed by experts and his findings were thoroughly ignored, but the 2020 coronavirus pandemic sparked significant interest in vaccines. But this was also the moment the biologist and former CEO of CureVac experienced his own health problems.
“[This is]one of the most extraordinary and timely stories of our time,” Pluto managing director Benjamin Colle said at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival (IDFA) this week. “How a much-derided discovery became a technology that is saving millions of lives during a pandemic, at a time when we are still considering what it means for humanity.”
Pluto Film’s lineup also includes Iranian filmmaker Soheil. Mr. Beiragi vidad, Premiered in Karlovy Vary, Pedro Cabeleira’s Cannes acid title, night passenger.
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