We Are Young. We Are Strong

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We Are Young. We Are Strong
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German Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark
Directed by Burhan Qurbani
Written byMartin Behnke
Burhan Qurbani
Starring Devid Striesow
Production
companies
Distributed by UFA
Release dates
  • 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16)(RFF)
  • 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)(Germany)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

We Are Young. We Are Strong (German : Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Burhan Qurbani, a fictionalized account of the 1992 xenophobic Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, [1] but it lost out to Labyrinth of Lies . [2]

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References

  1. "Germany Picks Final Eight Titles to Vie for Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. Roxborough, Scott (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Germany Picks 'Labryinth of Lies' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 August 2015.