Toubab

TITLE

Toubab

DIRECTOR

Florian Dietrich

COUNTRY

Germany

YEAR

2021

DURATION

97′

GENRE

Debut Feature

Overview

Toubab

Matured through two years in prison, Babtou is looking forward to a new beginning with his buddy Dennis. A free man in a free world! But of all things, his welcome party where all the boys from the block are gathered ends in a police operation. Babtou has his hands cuffed again and is confronted with dramatic news. He will soon be deported to his “home country” of Senegal. To prevent a deportation, Babtou and Dennis are willing to do anything.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Florian Dietrich

Florian Dietrich was born in Wiesbaden in 1986. After graduating from high school, he worked as an assistant director and studied media dramaturgy in Mainz from 2005 to 2007 as well as directing at the German Film and Television Academy (dffb) in Berlin and Tel Aviv University from 2007. TOUBAB is Dietrich's graduation film at the dffb and also his feature film debut.

Credits

Specifications

Florian Dietrich

Florian Dietrich was born in Wiesbaden in 1986. After graduating from high school, he worked as an assistant director and studied media dramaturgy in Mainz from 2005 to 2007 as well as directing at the German Film and Television Academy (dffb) in Berlin and Tel Aviv University from 2007. TOUBAB is Dietrich's graduation film at the dffb and also his feature film debut.

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Group 1579

Warsaw International Film Festival

Audience Award, Best Feature Film, 2021

Group 1579

KINO – Mostra de Cinema de Expressão Alemã

Audience Award, 2022

Group 1579

Bavarian Film Awards

Best Young Actor, 2021

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