Almanya – Welcome to Germany (2011)
- Original title
- Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland
- Directed by
- Yasemin Şamdereli
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, comedy drama
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 209 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Turkish-German family reunites for a humorous and emotional look at their history. The story follows the generations from a grandfather who came to Germany as a guest worker to his grandchildren who now call Germany home.
humorouswarmbittersweetreflectivepoignantfamily-orientednostalgiclighthearted
What happens
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (German: Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland) (Almanya is Turkish for Germany) is a 2011 German comedy-drama film directed by Yasemin Şamdereli. The film premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in the section competition and won the Deutscher Filmpreis 2011 in the categories Best Script and Best Film. The tragic comedy dramatizes the question of identity and belonging for former Turkish guest workers in Germany and their descendants. The film opened in German cinemas on 10 March and was the fourth most successful German film of 2011 with 1.5 million viewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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