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
- Director Florian Dietrich
- Screenplay Florian Dietrich, Arne Dechow
- Cinematography Max Preiss
- Editing Jörg Volkmar, Heike Parplies, Robert Kummer, Florian Dietrich
- Cast Farba Dieng, Julius Nitschkoff, Valerie Koch, Michael Maertens
- Producer/s Marcos Kantis, Martin Lehwald
- Production Company Schiwago Film
- Distributor/s Camino Filmverleih
Specifications
- Project Title Toubab
- Project Type Debut Feature
- Completion Date September 1, 2021
- Country of origin Germany
- Country of filming Germany, Senegal
- Language English, French, German, Turkish
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student Project No
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
Warsaw International Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Feature Film, 2021
KINO – Mostra de Cinema de Expressão Alemã
Audience Award, 2022
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Young Actor, 2021