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
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GermanWir sind jung. Wir sind stark
Directed byBurhan Qurbani
Written byMartin Behnke
Burhan Qurbani
StarringDevid Striesow
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Distributed byUFA
Release dates
  • 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16) (RFF)
  • 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22) (Germany)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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  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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