Daniel Bruhl has seen his star rocket in the last few years with the likes of A Most Wanted Man and Rush under his belt, and now he is set to return in new crime drama The Face of an Angel.
Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel sees the actor - who was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Bafta for his performance in Rush - team up with filmmaker Michael Winterbottom for the first time as he returns to the director's chair.
The Face of an Angel is inspired by the book Angel face by Barbie Latza Nadeau and is based on the real-life story of Amanda Knox, who was accused of the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2007.
The brand new trailer for the film has been released and we have it for you to take a look at:
Bruhl is set to take on the central role of Thomas, while Kate Beckinsale, Cara Delevingne, and Valerio Mastandrea are all also on board.
Thomas Lang (Brühl) is a film director who is offered the chance to adapt a book by American journalist Simone Ford (Beckinsale), which recounts the controversial trial of American student Jessica Fuller for the murder of her flatmate Elizabeth Pryce. To help with his research, Simone takes Thomas to Siena, where he is disturbed by the media frenzy that has developed around the case.
After visiting the crime scene, Thomas, who is separated from his wife and daughter, begins to question not only the motives of the people around him, from the financiers of the film to the press corps, but also his own. As Thomas descends into his own personal torment, he is rescued by his friendship with a young, guileless British student, Melanie (Delevingne).
Through Melanie he begins to realise that he no longer wants to make a film about violence and guilt - he wants to make a film about love and innocence. He wants to make a film that will honour the victim, that will focus on the life, the love and the happiness that have been taken from her.
