Every Meal Could Be Their Last. Metfilm Distribution Unveils The Trailer, UK Artwork And Release Date For The Drama, The Tasters
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Metfilm Distribution announces the UK & Ireland release date for the drama, The Tasters. Watch the trailer and see the UK artwork here.
MetFilm Distribution has revealed the UK & Irish artwork for The Tasters. The drama, inspired by real events, will hit UK and Irish cinemas on 13th March 2026, set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany.
Based on the award-winning, bestselling book ‘At the Wolf’s Table’ by Rosella Postorino, The Tasters reconstructs the true story of the women. They were forced to become food tasters for Adolf Hitler. This happened towards the end of World War II.
THE PREMISE
In 2012, at the age of 95, a woman named Margot Wölk revealed she had been one of the young German women. These women had to sample Hitler’s meals at his hiding spot, known as the ‘Wolf’s Lair.’ Until then, no one had ever known about the existence of the food tasters. Margot Wölk was the only one among them to survive the end of the war. Her story inspired Rosella Postorino to write At the Wolf’s Table. This work, in turn, inspired the script for The Tasters.
CREDITS
Directed by Silvio Soldini (Days and Clouds, Two Lives). The Tasters stars Elisa Schlott (Our Miracle Years, The Empress). Max Riemelt (Sense8, Two To One, Berlin Syndrome) and Alma Hasun (The Glory of Life, Corsage).
The film looks to be a fascinating and harrowing drama that doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to history. And the innocent people who perished at the hands of the Nazis.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
“Shortly before her death in 2012, a 95-year-old German woman revealed to the world a secret she had kept for her entire life: she had been part of a group of young women forced for more than two years to taste food for Hitler while the dictator was hiding in the Wolf’s Lair. After each meal, they had to wait an hour to ensure the food was not poisoned. Her name was Margot Wölk, the only survivor of the war. Inspired by this story, Rosella Postorino wrote her novel At the Wolf’s Table. When Lionello Cerri and Cristiana Mainardi proposed making a film adaptation and I read it, I was immediately captivated. For me the desire to translate a novel into images, something must happen beyond simply finding it beautiful or well-crafted.
I need to feel a certain attraction. A sensitive part of me must feel at home in the story, in the characters, in the emotions it brings to the surface. I must find a space that allows me to move freely, to tell the story through my gaze, through images, capturing what is so strong and alive in the writing. This had happened to me once before, years ago, with Yesterday by Agota Kristof, from which I adapted Burning in the Wind, a film shot in another language—Czech. And this time, another novel written by a woman led me to make a film in German, once again in a language that is not my own and that I do not know… But in what other language could I have shot a film set in 1943 in Germany? However, this was not the biggest challenge.
Of course, I was aware that it would not be easy to find the protagonist, Rosa, Lieutenant Ziegler, and the other six German actresses, all in their twenties or early thirties, who would form the group of tasters—especially without knowing any of them beforehand. But during the lengthy casting process in Berlin, I often had the impression that the choices I was making with Laura Muccino were clear and undeniable. I still remember the emotion when we first saw Elisa Schlott as Rosa alongside Max Riemelt (Ziegler) or with Alma Hasun (Elfriede). In the end, the group of actresses we selected turned out to be nothing short of exceptional—each one incredibly committed and authentic. I worked with them for more than two weeks before filming, and by the time we arrived on set, we were ready—the characters had come to life. This is why, in the end, the language barrier proved to be just a minor difficulty in working with the actors. And it confirmed to me that understanding the precise meaning of the words is not as important when the ultimate goal is to bring something truly moving to the screen—something alive, something that genuinely happens.
Ultimately, that is always the challenge. A matter of “truth.” I had never made a period film before, and I must confess that, as a viewer, I often feel a sense of artificiality, of fiction—struggling to believe in the characters and situations as much as I would like. Sometimes, this feeling may come from just one of the film’s elements—the sets, the cinematography, the costumes, the acting… And now I realise that while preparing The Tasters, this was my primary concern: being able to believe in the life and truth of these young women who, eighty years ago, truly lived through this tragedy.”
– Director, Silvio Soldini
DETAILS
Distributor: MetFilm Distribution
Theatrical Release Date: 13th March 2026
Short Synopsis: Based on the award-winning, bestselling book ‘At the Wolf’s Table’ by Rosella Postorino, The Tasters reconstructs the true story of the women coerced into being food tasters for Adolf Hitler towards the end of World War II.
Director: Silvio Soldini
Cast: Elisa Schlott, Max Riemelt, Alma Hasun, Esther Gemsch and Jürgen Wink
Run Time: 123 minutes
Cert: 15
The Tasters may be sampling their last meal when it opens in UK & Irish cinemas on March 13th, 2026.
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