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Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland

Almanya – Welcome to Germany (Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland)

Movie · 2011 · 3 people

Turkish guest workers and their descendants, and their questions of identity and belonging, are the subject of Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland, a 2011 German comedy-drama. Its hero is Hüseyin Yılmaz, the one-millionth-and-first guest worker, and the family that grows around him. After premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival, it opened in German cinemas on 10 March 2011 and drew about 1.5 million viewers, the fourth best result for a German film that year. In Turkey it was released on 4 November after Filmekimi 2011.

Hüseyin moves to Germany in the 1960s and brings his family over. Years later he announces that he has bought a house in Turkey and wants everyone to go there with him. The decision brings quarrels, reconciliations and unexpected events, while the story contrasts the first generation with grandchildren born in Germany. The cast includes Fahri Yardım, Aylin Tezel, Denis Moschitto, Aykut Kayacık, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Vedat Erincin and Lilay Huser; the dialogue mixes German and Turkish.

It is the first feature from the sisters Yasemin and Nesrin Şamdereli: Yasemin directed and the two wrote the script together. Ali Akdeniz and Annie Brunner produced it, and Gerd Baumann composed the music. It runs 101 minutes and won Best Script and the silver prize for Best Film at the 2011 Deutscher Filmpreis.

DirectorYasemin Şamdereli

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Aykut Kayacık Aykut Kayacık Actor · 63 years old Denis Moschitto Denis Moschitto Actor · 49 years old Fahri Yardım Fahri Yardım Actor · 46 years old

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Almanya approaches guest-worker migration through humour rather than heavy drama, and that choice opens the film wide. Through the family of Hüseyin Yılmaz, the one million and first worker to arrive, it follows an identity question that runs across generations: those who came in the 1960s, the children who grew up there, and the grandchildren searching for themselves between two languages. Dialogue that moves between German and Turkish captures that split sense of belonging naturally. The price of the humour may be that migration's harsher sides stay in the background; still, reaching around 1.5 million viewers in Germany suggests the story speaks to a broad audience, not only to migrant families.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A film about a family that grows over the generations, one that makes you laugh and also touches you. Grandfather's decision to take everyone to the house back home leads to arguments, reconciliations and surprises. Grandparents may find their own migration stories here, and teenagers their own dilemmas. Because the dialogue mixes German and Turkish, small children may struggle to follow. Its light tone makes it a good pick for the whole family.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Life far from home is one of Turkish cinema's most moving themes, and Almanya turns it into a warm family story. Hüseyin Yılmaz's journey, begun in the sixties, and his wish years later to take everyone to the house back home warm the heart. A cast that includes Fahri Yardım and Aylin Tezel builds a believable family warmth across the generations. For a heart that seeks the loyalty of the classic migrant films without their pain, it is a charming film, even if a little light at times. Its screenplay winning at the Deutscher Filmpreis comes as no surprise.

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