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2020 | B/N | 183:00

As Francis gets washed up on the shores of Southern Europe, he makes a vow to God: from now on, he will be a new, better, more decent man. Francis soon finds himself in Berlin, where he realizes how hard it is to be righteous when you are an illegal refugee in Germany. Faced with an enticing offer from a charismatic German man to make some easy money, he is sucked into Berlin’s underworld and his life spirals out of control. 


Country: Alemania, Holanda (Países Bajos)
Direction: Qurbani; Burhan
Script: Behnke; Martin, Qurbani; Burhan
Production: Alexis; Leif, Laube; Jochen, Maubach; Fabian
Photography: Heimrath; Yoshi
Sound: de Haan; Gaby, Galavazi; Simone, Schopping; Michel
Music: Dauenhauer; Dascha
Cast:Bungué; Welket, Haase; Jella, Schuch; Albrecht, Król; Joachim, Mandeng; Annabelle, Verkooijen; Nils, Fouofié Djimeli; Richard, Buabeng; Thelma, Saleh; Faris, Davies; Michael
Art direction: Buhr; Silke
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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