''We Are Young. We Are Strong'' (german: Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark) is a 2014 German drama film directed by

Burhan Qurbani Burhan Qurbani ( fa, برهان قربانی) (born in Erkelenz on 15 November 1980) is a German film director, writer and actor of Afghan origin. His directing, writing, and acting works include ''Shahada'' (2010), ''20xBrandenburg'' (2010 TV do ...

, a fictionalized account of the 1992 xenophobic

Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots From August 22 to August 24, 1992 violent xenophobic riots took place in the Lichtenhagen district of Rostock, Germany; these were the worst mob attacks against migrants in postwar Germany. Stones and petrol bombs were thrown at an apartment block ...

. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to ''

Labyrinth of Lies ''Labyrinth of Lies'' (german: Im Labyrinth des Schweigens) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Giulio Ricciarelli. Based on true events, it was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festiv ...

''.

Cast

Devid Striesow Devid Striesow (born 1 October 1973 in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 Oct ...

as Martin * Jonas Nay as Stefan * Trang Le Hong as Lien *

Joel Basman Joel Basman (born 23 January 1990) is a Swiss people, Swiss actor. Early life Basman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Swiss people, Swiss Christian mother and an Israelis, Israeli-Jewish father, both of whom were tailors in the Swiss fa ...

as Robbie *

David Schütter David Schütter (born David Schütter-Wieske in 1991) is a German actor who has appeared in numerous films, television series and theatres. He is known for his portrayal of Pepe in ', Adrian Schimmel in '' Never Look Away'', Ralph in '' Charlie's ...

as Sandro * Saskia Rosendahl as Jennie

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* 2014 films 2014 drama films 2010s German-language films German drama films Films set in 1992 Films about immigration Films about neo-Nazism Films about racism 2010s German films Films directed by Burhan Qurbani {{2010s-drama-film-stub