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Being There
Genres
Drama
Overview
Escaping war, a Syrian writer seeks asylum in Germany with his family. On the escape route he lost his wife so that only he and his daughter are left. Once they are settled in a refugee camp, he is forced to give his daughter to a German family. A moving story of forced assimilation and the struggle of the refugee in the modern world.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2017-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Hassan Shahbazi
Romina Hosseini
Sara Luise Krutein
Stephan Kubisch
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