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Inbetween Worlds (2014)

Inbetween Worlds poster
Original title
Zwischen Welten
Directed by
Feo Aladag
Genre
drama film
Country
Afghanistan, Germany
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German soldier and his young Afghan interpreter develop a friendship while serving together. Both of them face challenges from their different cultures and from the dangers of their military mission.

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What happens

Inbetween Worlds (German: Zwischen Welten) is a 2014 German drama film produced, written and directed by Feo Aladag. The film tells the story of a friendship between the German soldier Jesper and his young Afghan interpreter Tarik. Both men are confronted with the adversities between their diverging cultures, their set of values as well as the risk of the international engagement in the Hindukush. The film stars the German actors Ronald Zehrfeld, Burghart Klaussner, Felix Kramer, Pit Bukowski and the Afghan actors Mohsin Ahmady, Saida Barmaki and Abdul Salam Yusoufzai. It was produced by Independent Artists Filmproduktion, a company founded by Aladag in 2005. Inbetween Worlds had its world premiere on 11 February 2014 in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. It had its German release on 27 March 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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