Winners

Seiger sein

Directed by Soleen Yusef

Cast: Andreas Döhler, Dileyla Agirman, Fatima Hamieh, Samira Hamieh, Sherine Ciara Merai

Youth 4 German Cinema
Germany
Drama, Family, Sports
Arabic, German
Subtitled
119 mins
Northern California premiere

Mona has fled Syria with her Kurdish family and ends up in a primary school in Berlin-Wedding. Things are tough there. Everyone on the girls’ football team, for which Mona is selected, plays against each other. But only “team work makes the dream work”.

Showtimes:
– Roxie, SF – March 29 at 10:00 AM (invited schools only/at capacity)
– Vogue, SF – March 29 at 11:00 AM (limited tickets to be released soon)

Sponsored by Step Into German, the Excelsior German Center, and the German International School of Silicon Valley