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Jargo (2004)

Jargo poster
Directed by
María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man moves from Saudi Arabia to Germany and struggles to adjust to a new culture. He deals with feelings of isolation and tries to find his place.

introspectivemelancholicslow-burnculturally disorientinglonelyreflectiveunderstated

What happens

Jargo is a 2004 coming of age film about a young man who experiences culture shock from moving from Saudi Arabia to Germany. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won two awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival. It was directed by Maria Solrun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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