We Are Young. We Are Strong

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]

We Are Young. We Are Strong
Film poster
GermanWir sind jung. Wir sind stark
Directed byBurhan Qurbani
Written byMartin Behnke
Burhan Qurbani
StarringDevid Striesow
Production
companies
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16) (RFF)
  • 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22) (Germany)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Cast

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.
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