We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)
We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)
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Plot.
On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women and children on what has since become known as "The Night of the Fire." The riots became a symbol for xenophobia in the just recently reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters.
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Cast & Crew.
Jonas Nay
Stefan
Trang Le Hong
Lien
Devid Striesow
Martin
Joel Basman
Robbie
Saskia Rosendahl
Jennie
Burhan Qurbani
Director
Martin Behnke
Writer
Leif Alexis
Producer
Jochen Laube
Producer
Gro Swantje Kohlhof
Ramona
Mai Duong Kieu
Thao
Tim Ströble
Composer
Larissa Fuchs
Kathrin
Axel Pape
Jürgen
Aaron Le
Minh
Julia Karg
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 21, 2014
Original NameWir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Genres
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Wiki.
We Are Young. We Are Strong (German: Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Burhan Qurbani, a fictionalized account of the 1992 xenophobic Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to Labyrinth of Lies.