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We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Original title: Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
  • 20142014
  • 2h 3m
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7.0/10
2.3K
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Jonas Nay and Saskia Rosendahl in We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)
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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 contain... Read allOn 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 beco... Read allOn 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 ... Read all
IMDb RATING
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2.3K
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  • Director
    • Burhan Qurbani
  • Writers
    • Martin Behnke
    • Burhan Qurbani
  • Stars
    • Jonas Nay
    • Trang Le Hong
    • Devid Striesow
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  • Director
    • Burhan Qurbani
  • Writers
    • Martin Behnke
    • Burhan Qurbani
  • Stars
    • Jonas Nay
    • Trang Le Hong
    • Devid Striesow
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    • 8User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

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    Jonas Nay
    Jonas Nay
    • Stefanas Stefan
    Trang Le Hong
    • Lienas Lien
    Devid Striesow
    Devid Striesow
    • Martinas Martin
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Robbieas Robbie
    Saskia Rosendahl
    Saskia Rosendahl
    • Jennieas Jennie
    Paul Gäbler
    • Goldhahnas Goldhahn
    David Schütter
    David Schütter
    • Sandroas Sandro
    Jakob Bieber
    Jakob Bieber
    • Taboras Tabor
    Gro Swantje Kohlhof
    • Ramonaas Ramona
    Mai Duong Kieu
    Mai Duong Kieu
    • Thaoas Thao
    Aaron Le
    Aaron Le
    • Minhas Minh
    Larissa Fuchs
    • Kathrinas Kathrin
    Axel Pape
    Axel Pape
    • Jürgenas Jürgen
    Thorsten Merten
    Thorsten Merten
    • Peteras Peter
    Enno Trebs
    Enno Trebs
    • Philippas Philipp
    Matthias Brenner
    Matthias Brenner
    • Wäschereichefas Wäschereichef
    Fiona Zerrenner
    • Katrins Tochteras Katrins Tochter
    Sebastian Nakajew
    • Polizeieinsatzleiteras Polizeieinsatzleiter
    • Director
      • Burhan Qurbani
    • Writers
      • Martin Behnke
      • Burhan Qurbani
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    6/10
    The true thriller is not shown
    The movie focuses on a group of aimless youths with bleak prospects and their role in the riots against the asylum seekers' house. The other thread shows a local politician, who is the father of one of the depicted youths and who is being left alone by his superiors.

    Although the group's inner dynamics and their frustrations are dealt with in a very sensitive way, the action is extremely slow paced and not very emotionally engaging.

    After having watched the movie, I wanted to know what really happened that night in Rostock Lichtenhagen. So I turned to the Wikipedia article covering the infamous event. And there it was: the real thriller!

    I will not reveal my conclusions, but there were very strange things going on the federal level, very strange things said by the heads of the then ruling CDU, very strange directions to the police. Read it yourself, you will hardly believe it!

    Let me give you just one example: in the aftermath, there was only one member of the two big parties CDU and SPD (the latter ruling in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) truly condemning the riots as well as the failure of the government, Knut Degner. The next day he was released from office (!).

    So the real thriller happened not in Rostock on the streets but in Bonn and Schwerin behind closed doors. The movie should have taken this in to account. Or maybe a documentary would have been genre more appropriate.
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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2015 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
    • Filming locations
      • Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
    • Production companies
      • UFA Fiction
      • Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF)
      • ARTE
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.49 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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