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

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)

Trailer

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