Cinema: Amrum Fatih Akin

Leeuwenburg 12 Sneek

April 1945. On the remote German Wadden Island of Amrum, everything is lacking in the last weeks of the war. Twelve-year-old Nanning, as the "man of the house," must do everything possible to provide food for his heavily pregnant mother, his siblings and his aunt.

3 May en 5 May

Despite all the hardships, life on the beautiful, windswept island feels almost like paradise. But when peace finally arrives, Nanning struggles with the Nazi beliefs of his parents, and the adversaries on the island.

Amrum is a poignant coming-of-age story by German director Fatih Akin (Gegen die Wand, Aus dem Nichts), in which he once again collaborates with Diane Kruger, who stars in the role of a young peasant woman who resists the Nazis. The film was inspired by the childhood memories of Akin's friend and mentor Hark Bohm, who wrote the novel of the same name. Young German actor Jasper Billerbeck plays Nanning in a convincing debut role. The film had its world premiere in the prestigious Cannes Premieres section. In Germany, Amrum was a huge success, and one of Fatih Akin's best-attended films.

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