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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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