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Chapter 46"Almanya - Welcome in Germany": didactic film material
Almaya - Welcome to Germany is a wonderful contribution to the German integration debate. The film tells of slowly changing identities and the difficult question of belonging, to which there are so many different answers.
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© Judith Kaufmann, Alamode Films
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© Leitwolf Production (bearbeitet), Pixabay (bearbeitet)
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© Constantin Film Verleih
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© Colourbox / Bildbearbeitung: Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
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© Ricardo Vaz Palma / In Good Company
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© Pixabay
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© Farbfilm Verleih
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© © 2018 Pantaleon Films GmbH / Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH (Germany) / Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH / 26. Babelsberg Film GmbH / Erfttal Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH / Mr. Brown Entertainment Filmproduction GmbH
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© © 2017 Constantin Film Verleih GmbH Jürgen Olczyk
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© Martin Rattini
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© Studiocanal GMBH/ Julia Terjung
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© 2016 SamFilm GmbH, Global Screen, Buena Vista International Die Wilden Kerle™, Joachim Masannek/Jan Birck, 2009 MBW GbR
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© Studiocanal
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© Imbissfilm
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© Tom Trambo / Sam Film
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© Pexels
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© Georges Pauly/Ostlicht Filmproduktion
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© credo:film
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© Pixabay
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© Roxy Film
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© Kurhaus production
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© Weltkino Filmverleih 2019
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© 2020 ALAMODE FILMDISTRIBUTION oHG
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© Edition Salzgeber
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© 2013 Constantin Film Verleih GmbH Christoph Assmann
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© Sony Pictures Releasing GmbH / Foto: Jan Rasmus Voss
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© Flare Film GmbH/ Michal Grabowski
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© Monkey Boy
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© Jens Harant
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© Eichholz Film
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© Warner Bros. Entertainment
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© Zum Goldenen Lamm, Foto: Boris Laewen
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© (Ausschnitt): Zorro Film
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© Goethe-Institut
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© Studiocanal
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© Movienet Film
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© Dor Film/Hüseyin Tabak
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© Sebastian Wunderlich
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© Goethe-Institut
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© Christian Schulz / Schramm Film
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© Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
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© Georges Pauly / Ostlicht Filmproduktion
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© y3 film Hans Weingärtner Filmproduktion
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© Beta Cinema
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© X Filme Creative Pool GmbH
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© SiMa Film 2011
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© X Filme Creative Pool GmbH
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© Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig), Lunaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (München), ZDF
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© Lieblingsfilm und Fox International Productions
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© Eyeworks Film
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© Goldkind Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
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© Corazón International GmbH & Co. KG
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© Zorro Film
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© Goethe-Institut, Illustration: Katta Rasche
© Luna-Film GmbH
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© Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig), Lunaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (München), ZDF
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© Goethe-Institut
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© Senator
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© Filmverleih der Autoren (Arthaus)
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© SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen
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© Filmverleih der Autoren (Arthaus)
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© Der Froschkönig / ARD Degeto
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© Balance Film Trickstudio Doghouse Maur Films Artemis
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© Wayna Pitch
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© amazon
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© Les Films du Préau
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© Constantin Film Verleih GmbH Gordon Muehle
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© Rat Pack Filmproduktion / Westside Filmproduktion / Martin Richter Filmproduktion / ZDF / KIKA
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© Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH
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© X Verleih / Diaphana
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© Weltkino
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© Universal Pictures
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© Zola, Mini Film
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© 2012 Constantin Film Verleih GmbH / Stephanie Kulbach Kristo Ferkic
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© GMfilms, DIF // Filmplakat
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© Heimatfilm / BR / WDR
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© Constantin Film
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© Zorro Filmverleih
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© 3Rosen
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© Real Fiction
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© Constantin Film
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© X Verleih (Warner)
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© Twentieth Century Fox of Germany GmbH
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© Wholetrain
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© Constantin Film
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© Pandora
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© Studiocanal / Arthaus
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© X-Verleih
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© Croco Film
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© Croco Film
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© Stardust
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© Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen
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© Stardust
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© Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH
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Description
What is life like when you come to Germany as the 1,000,001 Turkish guest workers at the end of the sixties? You wonder about toilets with seats, about giant rats on leashes, and you feel left out when your own children prefer to talk in the foreign language instead of their mother tongue and think Christmas is great. But the guest worker stayed and found a home together with his family in Germany.
ALMANYA - Welcome to Germany tells with a lot of humor and empathy the story of Hüseyin Yilmaz and his family, who leave their home country Turkey to support the German economic miracle as guest workers. The very personal film of the Samdereli sisters is partly based on their own experiences. This allows the viewers to participate in a world between Orient and Occident, in a large cross-cultural and cross-generational family. In a ver entertaining way.
"Who and what am I actually - German or Turk?" This is the question six-year-old Cenk Yilmaz asks himself when neither his Turkish nor his German classmates choose him for their soccer team. To comfort Cenk, his 22-year-old cousin Canan tells him the story of her grandfather Hüseyin, who came to Germany as a Turkish guest worker in the late 1960s and later brought his wife and children to "Almanya". Much time has passed since then, and Germany has long since become the family's home. One fine evening, Hüseyin surprises his loved ones at a big family reunion with the news that he has bought a house in Turkey and now wants to travel with them to their old home. This raises the question of where "home" actually is for one or the other. But objections are not tolerated and so the whole family sets off for Turkey. A journey full of memories, quarrels and reconciliations begins, but then the family trip takes an unexpected turn...
Topics; family, migration, integration, identity, German history, Turkey, multicultural society, prejudices
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Learning Objectives
Students can:
ALMANYA - Welcome to Germany tells with a lot of humor and empathy the story of Hüseyin Yilmaz and his family, who leave their home country Turkey to support the German economic miracle as guest workers. The very personal film of the Samdereli sisters is partly based on their own experiences. This allows the viewers to participate in a world between Orient and Occident, in a large cross-cultural and cross-generational family. In a ver entertaining way.
"Who and what am I actually - German or Turk?" This is the question six-year-old Cenk Yilmaz asks himself when neither his Turkish nor his German classmates choose him for their soccer team. To comfort Cenk, his 22-year-old cousin Canan tells him the story of her grandfather Hüseyin, who came to Germany as a Turkish guest worker in the late 1960s and later brought his wife and children to "Almanya". Much time has passed since then, and Germany has long since become the family's home. One fine evening, Hüseyin surprises his loved ones at a big family reunion with the news that he has bought a house in Turkey and now wants to travel with them to their old home. This raises the question of where "home" actually is for one or the other. But objections are not tolerated and so the whole family sets off for Turkey. A journey full of memories, quarrels and reconciliations begins, but then the family trip takes an unexpected turn...
Topics; family, migration, integration, identity, German history, Turkey, multicultural society, prejudices
Trailer
Learning Objectives
Students can:
- express opinions about the movie poster and title
- understand and analyze film sequences and dialogues
- read and talk about the problems of Turkish immigrant workers and their children.
- discuss prejudices against other cultures
- about German history and society in the 1950s and 1960s
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The film is available on Filmstriben, the streaming platform of the Danish public libraries.
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You can loan the DVD for up to two weeks from the Goethe-Institut London for your school. The only cost you will have is the postage for returning the movie to us. Please note that the DVD needs to be returned to us within one week after the end of your booked period. For every additional day we charge £2.
Just send us an email with film title, your full school address and two date alternatives.
Just send us an email with film title, your full school address and two date alternatives.
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You can rent the films for up to 4 weeks for your school. The only cost to the school for film rentals is shipping fees for returns.
Just email us with the film title, your school address and your preferred date.
Just email us with the film title, your school address and your preferred date.
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The film showing is free of charge. The institute can accommodate up to 30 students. If you are interested, just send us an e-mail.
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The film can be borrowed free of charge for 3 weeks. Just fill in the order form and send it to: anja.andrusic@goethe.de.
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