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Neukölln Unlimited
On paper, the Akkouchs are a typical Neukölln family, struggling financially and under constant pressure to retain an Aufenthaltserlaubnis.
But the triumphs and tribulations of their teenagers challenge immigrant clichés; a fly-on-the-wall camera shows them joking and quarrelling; and animation is used in a moving passage about their temporary deportation to Lebanon.
With a gripping storyline, breathtaking breakdancing and protagonists you root for all the way, the film is both insightful and very entertaining.
NEUKÖLLN UNLIMITED | Directed by Agostino Imondi, Dietmar Rasch (Germany 2010) with Hassan, Lial and Maradona Akkouch. German OV (with English subtitles at select cinemas). Opens in Berlin cinemas on April 8.
On paper, the Akkouchs are a typical Neukölln family, struggling financially and under constant pressure to retain an Aufenthaltserlaubnis.
But the triumphs and tribulations of their teenagers challenge immigrant clichés; a fly-on-the-wall camera shows them joking and quarrelling; and animation is used in a moving passage about their temporary deportation to Lebanon.
With a gripping storyline, breathtaking breakdancing and protagonists you root for all the way, the film is both insightful and very entertaining.
NEUKÖLLN UNLIMITED | Directed by Agostino Imondi, Dietmar Rasch (Germany 2010) with Hassan, Lial and Maradona Akkouch. German OV (with English subtitles at select cinemas). Opens in Berlin cinemas on April 8.