David Mamet to Direct 'Russian Poland'; Archstone Sales
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- Archstone Entertainment acquired worldwide sales rights to "Russian Poland," a feature written and set to be directed by David Mamet, and will launch sales at Toronto.
- David Mamet — the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind Glengarry Glen Ross, The Verdict, and The Untouchables — wrote the screenplay and is attached to direct.
- "Russian Poland" is set in 1948 and follows two Jewish-American WWII veterans who, disguised as British airmen, steal a bomber to run arms to Israel; a mysterious elderly Holocaust survivor joins them and his parables turn the mission into a spiritual reckoning.
- Barry Germansky is producing, with Scott Martin and Michael Slifkin serving as executive producers; casting is set to begin this summer with a planned spring 2027 production start.
- Scott Martin called Mamet "one of the great American storytellers" and said "Russian Poland" is "deeply personal and universally resonant," positioning it as a flagship title for Archstone's filmmaker-driven slate.
Why it matters: Archstone lands a prestige package from a Pulitzer- and two-time Oscar-nominated writer-director, giving the sales company a distinctive Holocaust-era WWII thriller to anchor its Toronto market launch, while casting this summer and a spring 2027 production start signal a concrete, buyer-ready timetable for international buyers. For Mamet, it marks his latest feature after Henry Johnson and the upcoming Speed-the-Plow, extending a body of work that already spans stage and screen.
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