

Kaddisch für einen Freund
Equality is the soul of friendship.
Drama
Comedy
Overview
Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp, 14-year-old Ali Messalam learned to hate "the Jews" from an early age. After fleeing Lebanon with his family, he arrives in Berlin Kreuzberg. Here, Ali tries to make friends with the Arab youths in the neighborhood. But first he has to prove what he can do. As a test of courage, he is asked to break into the apartment of his Jewish-Russian neighbor Alexander. The youngsters follow Ali and trash the old man's apartment to excess. But only Ali is recognized by Alexander, who returns early, and is reported to the police. In order to avoid a conviction and the associated deportation, he has only one chance: Ali must approach his hated enemy and ask for his support...
Status:
Released
Release Date:
2012-03-15
Runtime:
1h 34m
Director:
Leo Khasin
Writer:
Leo Khasin
Top Cast

Ryszard Ronczewski
Alexander

Neil Belakhdar
Ali

Neil Malik Abdullah
Walid

Sanam Afrashteh
Mouna

Kida Khodr Ramadan
Mahmoud

Younes Hussein Ramadan
Younes

Heinz W. Krückeberg
Isja

Anna Böttcher
Schwester Sabine

Cemal Subasi
Bilal

Faruk Fakhro
Momo

Stefan Merki
Staatsanwalt

Joachim Nimtz
Kommissar Doll
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