Inbetween Worlds

Inbetween Worlds

Torsdag (Thursday) 12 November, kl. 19:00, Frölunda Kulturhus - Stora salen

Germany 2014 | Fiction | 98 min
Regi: Feo Aladag
German, English, Pushto, Dari | English

Den tyske soldaten Jesper anmäler sig till tjänst i Afghanistan, trots att han har förlorat sin bror i det krigshärjade landet. Jesper och hans patrull får i uppgift att skydda en by från talibanernas växande inflytande. Med hjälp av den unge och oerfarne översättaren Tarik försöker Jesper vinna lokalsamhällets och den allierade milisens förtroende. Här upptäcker han den enorma skillnaden mellan de två världarna. När Tarik hotas till livet av talibanerna slits Jesper mellan sina militära förpliktelser och sitt samvete. En välspelad och stämningsfull film. Jesper is a soldier in the German army. Although his brother was killed whilst serving in Afghanistan, he nevertheless reports for a new tour of duty in this war zone. He and his unit are to protect a remote village from the Taliban. One of the people accompanying Jesper is a young interpreter, Tarik, whose job includes mediating between soldiers and villagers. Both sides have a hard time trying to overcome the differences in their respective ways of life. Jesper must gain the trust of both villagers and the allied Arbaki militia and his nerves are soon on edge. He finds himself increasingly morally conflicted as a result of his superiors' orders. His association with the Germans means Tarik's life is constantly under threat, but when Tarik begins to fear for his sister's safety, Jesper has to make a decision. Feo Aladag uses this portrait of an ISAF soldier in Afghanistan to explore questions of affinity and otherness, trust and failure. How humane can your actions be if you are bound by the workings of a strict military bureaucracy? What remains of the ideals of human dignity when you are caught up in a daily struggle for survival? Exile Film 2015-10-27T08:54:18+01:00