Adolf Hitler returns! Satirical film Look Who’s Back to make Netflix debut following German box office success

Published: 18:54 EST, 8 February 2016 | Updated: 04:53 EST, 9 February 2016

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He’s got a date set with Netflix.

Adolf Hitler will come to life in David Wnendt’s satirical film Look Who’s Back on April 9 after Netflix took its worldwide rights (outside of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Japan and Taiwan), according to Variety.

It can best described as ‘Borat-style’ film where lead actor Oliver Masucci interacts as the Führer with normal people in documentary-style scenes after he wakes up in present-day multicultural Germany.

Satire! Look Who’s Back will debut on Netflix on April 9; the film stars Oliver Masucci as Adolf Hitler in this 'Borat-style' film

The deal was struck after the film found box office success in Germany last October, grossing about $22million.

The log line for the film is that it’s present day summer and Hitler suddenly wakes up on the site of his former bunker, now a residential area of Berlin, 70 years after his presumed demise.

The war is over, his party is no more, his beloved Eva is not there to console him and the present German society is so multicultural he does not recognize it.

Blast from the past: Hitler suddenly wakes up on the site of his former bunker in present day Germany, now a residential area of Berlin

Hilarious! Lead actor Oliver Masucci interacts as the Führer with normal people in documentary-style scenes after he wakes up in present-day multicultural Germany

But, against all the odds, Hitler begins a new career on television because he is universally mistaken for a brilliant comedian – even though he is indeed the genuine article and his intentions have not changed.

The film is based on Timur Vermes' bestselling 2012 novel which has been published in more than 40 countries and was number one on The New York Times bestseller list.

Against all the odds: Adolf Hitler begins a new career on television because he is universally mistaken for a brilliant comedian

Some things never change: Even though Adolf is in present day his intentions have not changed

It sold two million copies in Germany and became a hot topic across Europe. It’s now been published in more than 40 countries.

The global Netflix deal was negotiated by sales company Beta Cinema.

Look Who's Back is the latest foreign language acquisition by Netflix.

Hope you don't mind subtitles: Look Who's Back is the latest foreign language acquisition by Netflix

Big hit: The film is based on Timur Vermes' bestselling 2012 novel

It follows on from their Sundance Film Festival buys of Farsi language chiller Under The Shadow and Indian director’s Q's Brahman Naman, about an Indian champion college team as interested in picking up girls as they are knowledge, according to Deadline.com.

Last month Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world.

The company made the announcement -- and the service went live -- during a keynote by co-founder and chief executive Reed Hastings at CES 2016 on January 6.