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,[1] but it lost out to Labyrinth of Lies.[2]
| We Are Young. We Are Strong | |
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 Film poster | |
| German | Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark |
| Directed by | Burhan Qurbani |
| Written by | Martin Behnke Burhan Qurbani |
| Starring | Devid Striesow |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast edit
- Devid Striesow as Martin
- Jonas Nay as Stefan
- Trang Le Hong as Lien
- Joel Basman as Robbie
- David Schütter as Sandro
- Saskia Rosendahl as Jennie
References edit
- ^ "Germany Picks Final Eight Titles to Vie for Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Germany Picks 'Labryinth of Lies' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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