How the Director’s Grandma Inspired Her to Make Feel-Good Comedy ‘Agnes & Amir’: ‘She Lived the Story We Were Telling’

By Leo Barraclough

Leo Barraclough

International Features Editor

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Feel-good comedy “Agnes & Amir,” which had its world premiere on Sunday at the Munich Film Festival, probably wouldn’t have happened if it hadn’t been for the grandmother of director Helena Hufnagel.

The film was inspired by the true story of a 101-year-old Berlin woman, Agnes, and a young, gay Iranian refugee, Amir. In order to avoid being moved into a nursing home, Agnes invited Amir to live in her apartment, which proved to be the start of a beautiful friendship.

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