Geschwister - Kardeşler (1997)
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Tamer Yiğit, Savaş Yurderi, Serpil Turhan, Hildegard Kuhlenberg, Faszli Yurderi, Mariam El Awad
Three siblings growing up in Berlin-Kreuzberg have different relationships with the Turkish youth scene and their future prospects.
The story
Erol, Ahmed, and Leyla are siblings growing up in Berlin-Kreuzberg with a Turkish father and a German mother, and they still live in their parents’ apartment. Erol has become a Turkish citizen and feels at home in the Turkish youth scene, but gives no thought to his future prospects. Ahmed and Leyla want to break out of the Turkish microcosm. Set mainly in Kreuzberg, the film shows the siblings’ activities and get-togethers with friends and acquaintances. The protagonists converse in the youth slang commonly used in Kreuzberg.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is about the siblings Erol, Ahmed, and Leyla, who grow up in Berlin-Kreuzberg with a Turkish father and a German mother and still live in their parents’ apartment. Erol has become a Turkish citizen, feels at home in the Turkish youth scene, and gives no thought to his future prospects. Ahmed and Leyla want to break out of the Turkish microcosm. Set mainly in the Kreuzberg neighborhood, the film shows the protagonists’ activities and get-togethers with friends and acquaintances. The protagonists converse in the youth slang commonly used in Kreuzberg.
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