We Are Young. We Are Strong.

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Directed by Burhan Qurbani

Produced by UFA Cinema, UFA Fiction

2014123 min6.8 / 10

A harrowing dramatization of a real hate crime and xenophobic riot that forces viewers to confront the machinery of mob violence and collective moral failure.

On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock, a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women, and children on what has since become known as "The Night of the Fire." The riots became a symbol of xenophobia in the just-reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters.

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  • Is We Are Young. We Are Strong. scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is We Are Young. We Are Strong. sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is We Are Young. We Are Strong. violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is We Are Young. We Are Strong. easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does We Are Young. We Are Strong. end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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