Deutschkurs - The German Course

Andjela, Sami, Filmon, Shahrooz, Ahmad and Viktor take part in a German course. While the teacher is explaining how to express wishes and dreams in German, they are distracted by their thoughts. Andjela has received a letter announcing her deportation. Sami has nightmares about his time in the Iraqi refugee camp. And Filmon is in love...

In the project FilmZuFlucht people from Bremen with and without experience of flight and migration have developed a film together. It tells of their experiences during their flight and in everyday life in Germany. The film was partly based on material shot by the participants in their home country or while fleeing. With the film, they find their own expression for what still weighs on them - and for their wishes and dreams.

  • Nehad Hussein
    Director
    Accordion (D 2016)
  • Projekt FilmZuFlucht
    Writer
  • Projekt FilmZuFlucht
    Producer
  • Kebire Yildiz
    Producer
  • Dirk von Jutrczenka
    Producer
  • Sami Sleman
    Key Cast
    "Sami"
    Life on the Border (Syrien/Irak 2015)
  • Andjela Mitrović
    Key Cast
    "Andjela"
  • Shahrooz Rasooli
    Key Cast
    "Shahrooz"
  • Viktor Saleh
    Key Cast
    "Viktor"
  • Filmon Beraki
    Key Cast
    "Filmon"
  • Ahmad Al Zoubi
    Key Cast
    "Ahmad"
    Flucht aus Syrien (D 2016)
  • Marta Huhnholt
    Key Cast
    "Lehrerin"
  • Kebire Yildiz
    Key Cast
    "Rednerin"
  • Lisa Schur
    Key Cast
    "Anne"
  • Dragana Mitrović
    Key Cast
    "Mutter von Andjela"
  • Jenny Blümich
    Key Cast
    "Sachbearbeiterin"
  • Fabius Bädecker
    Key Cast
    "Dennis"
  • Karl Küpper
    Key Cast
    "Vater von Dennis"
  • Karla Sonntag
    Camera
    Ludwigs Absprung (D 2016)
  • Nishan Xaili
    Camera
  • Nehad Hussein
    Camera
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Deutschkurs
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Completion Date:
    September 12, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Language:
    Arabic, German, Kurdish, Other, Serbian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 5. Filmfest Bremen
    Bremen
    Germany
    September 21, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 33. Bundes.Festival.Film.
    Wuppertal (online)
    Germany
    June 14, 2020
    Deutscher Generationenfilmpreis: Hauptpreis Team Award / German Generation Film Prize: Main Prize Team Award
  • 3. Refugees Welcome Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 1, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Aflamna – 8. Arabisches Filmfestival Bremen
    Bremen
    Germany
    November 13, 2021
  • Deutscher Menschenrechts-Filmpreis 2020
    Nürnberg
    Germany
    October 6, 2020
    Nominierung / Nomination German Human Rights Film Award
Director Biography - Nehad Hussein

Geboren 1971 in Syrien
lebt in Bremen

seit 2017 selbständiger Regisseur und Kameramann
2011-2013 Kameramann und Regisseur in Doha, Katar
2006-2011 Fernsehredakteur und Videoschnitt in Moskau, Russland
2001-2006 Kameramann und Regisseur in Doha, Katar
1999-2001 Regieassistenz in Damaskus, Syrien
1993-1998 Studium der Filmregie Staatsakademie St. Petersburg, Russland

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