Einfach Nina (2022)
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Cast
Friederike Becht, Arian Wegener, Ulrich Brandhoff, Michael Wittenborn, Anjorka Strechel, Golo Euler, Ludwig Samuel Ott, Lia Stark, Eray von Egilmez, Max Appenroth
An eight-year-old girl tells her family she wants to live openly as herself, prompting a difficult adjustment at home and in her community.
The story
Eight-year-old Nina is a confident, lively primary-school pupil who knows that she has always been a girl, although she was born as Niklas. She gathers the courage to tell her family that she wants to live as a girl. Her grandfather Thilo supports her, but her parents Simone and Martin, who are already estranged, and her brother Ben need time to come to terms with what she has shared. Old arguments flare up again, while neighbors and people at school also struggle to accept Nina.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Eight-year-old Nina is confident and full of life, but a mistake was made when she was born: she was born as Niklas. Nina is sure that this mistake needs to be put right. She gathers her courage and tells her family that she has always been a girl and finally wants to live as one. Grandpa Thilo fully supports the brave primary-school pupil. But her already estranged parents, Simone and Martin, and her brother Ben need time to come to terms with the news. Old arguments flare up again. People in Nina’s wider circle, among the neighbors and at school, also find it difficult to accept.
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