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About
Ben (11) and Tariq (12) have more in common than they realise. Both are new to school and football and have lost their homeland. Ben's village will soon became an open brown coal mine. He and his family move to a nearby city but Ben fails to fit in at his new school. Bullied, he returns secretly to his old, abandoned home. His one pleasure, football, pales with the arrival of Tariq, a Syrian refugee and better player. But when bureaucracy stops Tariq playing, he runs away, Ben finds him and learns that Tariq is desperate to be reunited with his scattered family. Jealousy on the football field becomes friendship and understanding.
Director
Producer
Corinna C. Poetter
Studio
Orange Roughy Filmproduktion, Weydemann Bros.
Original Title
Zu weit weg
Original Language
German
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Cast
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Yoran Leicher
Ben Lübertz
A
Anna König
Nane Lübertz
A
Andreas Nickl
Sven Lübertz
F
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
Trainer Niederkirchbach
A
Anna Böttcher
Frau Pawletta
S
Sophia Gobrecht
Emily
M
Mohamed Achour
Trainer Rainer
L
Lola Höller
Frida
L
Lola Höller
Can
C
Carlo Bohnenkamp
Paul
J
Julia Schmitt
Frau Loer
P
Petra Nadolny
Principal Melanie
T
Trish Osmond
Grandma Bränder
B
Bilâl Bahadır
Security
J
Jasin Challah
Trainer Grün-Weiß
S
Sabine Vitua
Frau Halder
T
Tobias Schäfer
Felix
