Christmas by being deported to Germany. The three-time Wimbledon champion is currently behind bars in HMP Wandsworth, just 2. 4 miles from Centre Court, serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
10.05.2022 - 02:15 / deadline.com
Alex Gibney’s upcoming Boris Becker documentary is heading to Cannes, with Lorton Entertainment set to launch sales on the title on the Croisette next week.
The project, which is nearing completion, has exclusive behind-the scenes access to the former-Grand Slam champion. Gibney, the Oscar-winning director behind Taxi To The Dark Side, has been documenting Becker for more than three years, right up until the end of last month, when he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding millions of dollars of assets after being made bankrupt in 2017.
The title, which is produced by John Battsek, explores every aspect of the tennis sensation who won the Wimbledon Championship at the age of just 17. He went on to win 49 career titles including six Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal. The project features a series of personal interviews with Becker as well as members of his immediate family and stars from the world of tennis such as John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg.
Lorton Entertainment, the company behind Wayne Rooney documentary Rooney which launched on Amazon Prime, is financing and selling the title.
“This film about Boris Becker recounts an extraordinary tale,” said Gibney. “It is both a candid insider’s look at the world of professional tennis and it is also a poignant portrait of the man himself. Like the Rudyard Kipling quote at the entrance to Wimbledon Centre Court, Boris is an individual who appears to ‘meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same.’”
Battsek added: “Boris Becker’s story is a remarkable one. Thrust into the global spotlight aged just 17, his unique achievements in tennis both on the court and then as a successful coach to world number one Novak Djokovic merit cinematic
Christmas by being deported to Germany. The three-time Wimbledon champion is currently behind bars in HMP Wandsworth, just 2. 4 miles from Centre Court, serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
Naman Ramachandran Lorton Entertainment, whose credits include documentaries, Asif Kapadia’s Cannes title “Diego Maradona” and Matt Smith’s Amazon Prime Video film “Rooney,” has launched a content fund.The Lorton Media Fund, which will invest in drama and documentary across film and television, is a Jersey-based vehicle, which is administered by Oakbridge Fund Services (Jersey) Limited. It will be one of the largest private investment funds focused on U.K.
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Boris Becker’s life will provide exclusive footage charting his rise to stardom up until his recent imprisonment. Becker, the German former world number one tennis player, is serving time behind bars and faces deportation following a jail sentence for hiding £2. 5million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.
Naman Ramachandran A new documentary on tennis superstar Boris Becker is nearing completion and is set to be sold at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.Alex Gibney, Oscar-winning director of “Taxi to the Dark Side” and John Battsek, producer of the Oscar-winning “One Day in September,” have had exclusive access to Becker since 2019 and have been documenting him from then until late April, when he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.The as-yet-untitled documentary aims to explore every aspect of the man who became a tennis sensation after winning the Wimbledon Championship at the age of just 17 and went on to win 49 career titles including six Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal. Off court, Becker has had a tumultuous personal life.
Boris Becker is struggling to adjust to life behind bars as he comes to grips with the 'constant noise' and small portions of basic food. The 54-year-old champion, known for enjoying luxuries like Cuban cigars, fine wines and fillet steak, was brought back down to earth after being served corned beef on his first night in prison. He was jailed for two and a half years last week for hiding assets during bankruptcy proceedings.
Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, girlfriend of Boris Becker, has been pictured visiting the former tennis champion in Wandsworth Prison. Becker was convicted of four charges of insolvency relating to his bankruptcy in 2017, and was jailed for over two years last week. London-based political risk analyst Lillian, who supported Becker, 54, throughout his trial last month, was seen wearing a white T-shirt and jeans with a denim jacket and sunglasses, while carrying a holdall.
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