The first official look at
Adolf the Artist, the comedy program Rupert Grint was filming last year in Poland for Sky Arts in the UK, was
released by the network and can be seen below.
The
Harry Potter actor plays best friend to a young Adolf Hitler (played by
Game of Thrones' star Iwan Rheon), who was a notable artist before his political tyranny began.
Sky UK Limited revealed that
Adolf the Artist will be one, 22-minute satire show at present. It's unknown if the length of the program will change in time.
Adolf the Artist has no broadcast date, though it is assumed Sky will air it sometime later this year.
Quote:
If only he'd been good enough to have a career in art ...
Adolf Hitler has been portrayed on screen many times but never like this! Adolf the Artist is a satirical drama starring Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones) and Rupert Grint (Harry Potter), telling the little-known tale of a young Adolf, before politics and before war, when all he could dream about was becoming a famous painter.
Historically accurate, this imagining of the young pre-tyrant is comedic in its approach and sees him at a crossroads in his life, when his struggle was purely about not being a good enough artist. In 1907, an 18-year-old Hitler applied to the prestigious Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, certain that his genius would be recognised. It wasn't. He resolved to re-apply the following year and moved to Vienna, hopeful that living amongst artists would rub off on him.
Not one to let himself go, Hitler found the opium-taking, schnapps-swilling, sexual experimentation of his fellow artists somewhat irritating and as hed not yet developed into a demagogic ranter, no-one listened. They didnt have to. Yet. This story follows Adolf in the run-up to retaking the entrance exam, burdened by temper tantrums and an oddball dress sense, and desperately trying to improve as an artist and gain recognition.
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Rupert Grint in first look at Hitler satire program 'Adolf the Artist' 
