ABDULLAH DANCES – CONSTANTLY AND NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS SAY: IN THE PAST IN SYRIA, NOW IN FRANKFURT, AND NEXT AT THE STREETDANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.  

Although 10-year-old Abdullah has a European passport, he often thinks of Syria. In Syria, Abdullah says, people danced everywhere. Seven years ago, he fled to Germany with his family to escape the war. Today, when he hears music, he must dance. He dances “street dance” while doing his homework, in the kitchen and in the dance studio. Sometimes he hears stupid comments about boys who dance — but Abdullah is becoming more and more self-confident. Now he has even qualified for the world championship … 

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ANNE HAS TOURETTE’S AND FROM NOW ON SHE WANTS TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT IT. HOW CAN SHE GET BETTER AT ACCEPTING HERSELF?  

11-year-old Anne, a cheerful pretty girl, tries to hide her tics every day. The neurological disorder called Tourette’s syndrome forces her to behave like this: she involuntarily twists, twitches or even licks things. The only time she feels free and relaxed is when she rides her bike or is with her best friend Delano. If she could manage to talk openly about her disorder at school and with strangers, it might make her life easier. She now wants to take on this fight. 

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JANO AND SHIRO ARE INSEPARABLE. IN THE DUTCH ASYLUM SYSTEM, THEY ARE SUDDENLY WORLDS APART.  

The inseparable brothers Shiro and Jano decide together to make an arduous escape from Syria to Europe. They are separated, endure terrible experiences, and find their way back together — their cell phone camera is always with them. Once they arrive in the Netherlands, the paradise they had hoped for looks different than expected: Shiro (15) finds support as a minor. He is allowed to learn the language, make friends and is integrated. The adult Jano (18) has to go to a reception center for adults, where he has to wait without the possibility of work. After one and a half years, the decision of the immigration authorities finally arrives. 

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