At 12 years old, Helena Zengel has become one of the youngest Golden Globe nominees in history for her supporting role in “News of the World” opposite Tom Hanks. The Universal Pictures film is directed by Paul Greengrass, who knew Zengel would be perfect for the role of Johanna Leonberger after seeing her breakout performance in the 2019 German film “System Crasher.”
Set five years after the Civil War, Hanks plays Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a war veteran and widower who travels from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller. While passing through Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a 10-year old orphan taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier and raised as one of their own. After their volatile first encounter, Kidd ultimately agrees to return the young girl to her living relatives residing hundreds of miles away. During their journey, the pair must learn to communicate as they...
Set five years after the Civil War, Hanks plays Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a war veteran and widower who travels from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller. While passing through Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a 10-year old orphan taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier and raised as one of their own. After their volatile first encounter, Kidd ultimately agrees to return the young girl to her living relatives residing hundreds of miles away. During their journey, the pair must learn to communicate as they...
- 2/25/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
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