Caroline Link’s latest has secured U.S. distribution. Greenwich Entertainment scored U.S. rights to “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit,” which Deadline reports was a “local hit in Germany when it was released last year, grossing $5.8M.”

An adaptation of Judith Kerr’s 1971 novel of the same name, the pic tells the story of nine year-old Anna (Riva Krymalowski), “who in 1933 has to flee the Nazis, leaving her favorite stuffed pink rabbit behind.” The toy “dominates Anna’s thoughts, as her family moves to Zurich and Paris, to finally land in London,” the source details.

“Our heroine feels the effects of tyranny, anti-semitism, displacement, and being a refugee and despite these real dangers, somehow manages to keep her innocence and sense of adventure through it all. Caroline Link has created a new classic film of 20th century childhood in extremis,” said Edward Arentz, Greenwich co-MD.

Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit,” another Holocaust-set pic seen through the eyes of a child protagonist, won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar earlier this month. The dramedy about a lonely German boy and his relationship with his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, has grossed over $85 million so far and was also nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Link’s “Nowhere in Africa” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003 and she also received a nod in the category for 1998’s “Beyond Silence.” The category has since been renamed Best International Feature Film. “All About Me” and ” Morocco” are among Link’s other features.