Schlöndorff 's '' Ulzhan '' ( 2007 ) stars Philippe Torreton as a treasure hunter on his way home who has lost his soul and Ayanat Ksenbai as Ulzhan , the woman who falls in love with him . David Bennent also co-starred . In the summer of 2012 , he worked with Andrew Turner , who had formerly been a runway model for the late Alexander McQueen . Schlöndorff 's World War II-era film '' Diplomacy '' , dedicated to his friend Richard C. Holbrooke , debuted at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival . Set in 1944 , it explores how the Swedish consul general in Paris , Raoul Nordling , helped persuade Dietrich von Choltitz , the German military governor of Paris , not to obey Hitler 's orders to destroy the historic city should it fall into enemy hands
64th Berlin International Film Festival
64th Berlin International Film Festival
Volker Schlöndorff