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An emotional roller coaster ride that hasn't been seen in the cinema for a long time - outstanding.

 

Deutschlandfunk Corso

 

 

 

 

 

A strong film about family and identity and the question

of what if our path in life had taken a different turn somewhere.​

 

Kunscht! SWR

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Preuss and Brüning have managed to make a film that is rich in twists and turns, which is very touching and, above all, raises questions that go beyond Manuel's fate: what shapes us? What is our identity?

 

Knut Elstermann on Radio Eins

 

 

 

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A film about the difficult and disturbing search for one's own roots and identity - accompanied by the great uncertainty of what that does to you. (…) A timeless masterpiece that sensitively tells a universal story.​

 

Stuttgarter Zeitung

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A film about the meeting of worlds that previously knew nothing about each other. An adventure trip, a road movie, a melodrama, a legend with an open ending.​

 

Filmdienst.de​

 

 

 

 

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'Mein fremdes Land' deliberately avoids loud effects, explosiveness and the big fanal. The film convinces above all with its quiet tones, precise observation and narrative immediacy.​

 

Statement of the jury for awarding the Documentary Film Prize

of the Filmschau Baden-Württemberg

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