SANDRA NETTELBECK'S HEART-RENDING DRAMA HELEN IN POST PRODUCTION

The director of Bella Martha, Sandra Nettelbeck, is currently editing her drama , starring: Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Lee Smith

Helen is beautiful, intelligent and seems to have it all. Happily married to David, she enjoys a loving relationship with her teenage daughter from a previous marriage, and teaches at the local university. Yet Helen is hiding a secret which gradually penetrates the very fabric of her well-being. David loves and supports her unconditionally, but at times she becomes inaccessible and withdrawn. When she meets Mathilda, Helen understands they share a common bond and--courageously struggling out of her own quagmire--she tries desperately to help her. Helen takes us on a journey without easy departures. It is a portrait of a marriage and a story of friendship—of courage, devotion, and the triumph of love The film was shot in Vancouver, Canada, during last year's fall and winter months and will be released by Warner Bros. Germany and The Little Film Company in 2009.