{"id":44595,"date":"2017-01-26T12:51:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T11:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?p=44595"},"modified":"2017-01-26T12:51:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T11:51:31","slug":"youth-films-berlinale-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/youth-films-berlinale-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Must-See Films About the Struggles of Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Berlin is the city for the young. By keeping things relatively cheap and highly creative, it is a magnet for slightly crazy millennials\u00a0who have nothing to lose.\u00a0Therefore it makes sense for the Berlin Film Festival<\/a> to give back to its many young immigrants from the rest of Germany and the world by showcasing films about their travails. Ever since the quintessential indie youth film\u00a0The 400 Blows\u00a0<\/em>was released in 1959, films about youth have been primarily about struggle. Whether it’s with identity, loving the wrong person or being born in the wrong town, films about young people either give us inspiration or remind us how we used to be. Here are the ten must-see youth films we are most looking forward to premiering at the Berlinale.
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\"Youth\" My Wonderful West Berlin. Photo by Wilfried Laule<\/p>\n

My Wonderful West Berlin<\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Panorama
\nThis documentary from Jochen Hick looks at how queer people lived in Berlin from 1960-80 when official emancipation hadn’t come into place yet. Always known as a queer haven \u2014 attracting luminaries such as Peaches<\/a>\u00a0und David Bowie<\/a> \u2014 the movie will likely be an ode to the city that never sleeps.<\/p>\n

\"\" Loving Lorna. Photo by Kate McCullough<\/p>\n

Loving Lorna<\/b><\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Generation
\nSet outside Dublin \u2014\u00a0a place known for its horses, sometimes even seen roaming around the city streets \u2014 lives Lorna, a young girl who dreams of being a farrier. This documentary, directed by Swedish duo Annika and Jessika Karlsson, follows her as she tries to realise her plans.<\/p>\n

\"\" Freak Show. Photo by Andrew Cooper<\/p>\n

Freak Show<\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Generation
\nInspired by cross-dressing trailblazers such as\u00a0David Bowie and Oscar Wilde<\/a>, Billy plans to defy his conventional school by campaigning for homecoming queen. Features\u00a0cameos from luminaries including\u00a0Bette Midler, Laverne Cox, Larry Pine and Ian Nelson.
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\"Youth\" Don’t Swallow My Heart. Courtesy Of Sundance<\/p>\n

Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl!<\/h2>\n

Section<\/strong> Generation
\nRomeo and Juliet shows its\u00a0timelessness as it is updated for another day. Here, the action is transposed against the Brazil\/Paraguayan border in order to stress the bittersweet relationship between adolescents Joca and Guaran\u00ed. Like in the original 1968 film, the actors are also all non-professionals.<\/p>\n

\"\" Shkola nomer 3. Directed by Yelizaveta Smith, Georg Genoux<\/p>\n

School Number 3<\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Generation
\nThis documentary\u00a0sees directors Yelizaveta Smith and Georg Genoux take to a school in South Ukraine to see how children live in the midst of\u00a0wartime. Shot with a strong ascetic style, this film promises to be a haunting document made more precious by its timeliness.
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\"Youth\" Mountain Miracle \u2014 An Unexpected Friendship. Photo by Martin Rattini<\/p>\n

Mountain Miracle \u2013 An Unexpected Friendship<\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Generation
\nThe potty-mouthed Amelie runs away from a clinic in South Tirol\u00a0only for her blessed freedom to be compromised by an unwanted fellow traveller. Not only must she brave the mountains, she has to brave the possibility of falling in love too!
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\"\" Upp i det bl\u00e5\/ Up in the Sky Courtesy of P-A J\u00f6rgensen \u00a9 Memfis Film<\/p>\n

Up in the Sky<\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Generation
\nThis oddball offering from Sweden features an 8-year-old girl who gets waylaid on the way to summer camp and ends up in a scrapyard instead. With the\u00a0residents plotting the construction of a spaceship, this film promises to be as heartfelt as it is strange.<\/p>\n

\"\" Dark Blue Girl. Photo by Fabian Gamper<\/p>\n

Dark Blue Girl<\/b><\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Perspective Deutsches Kino
\nThis film looks to turn the “child-whose-parents-are-divorcing” genre on its head. The seven-year-old\u00a0Luca doesn’t give into despair, instead deviously scheming in order to become the only girl in her fathers life.
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\"Youth\" Millenials. Photo by Florian Mag<\/p>\n

Millenials<\/h2>\n

Section:\u00a0<\/strong>Perspective Deutsches Kino
\nWith previous films such as\u00a0Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Blue Angel\u00a0<\/em>und\u00a0Wings Of Desire\u00a0<\/em>to its name, Berlin\u00a0has always been a place of cinematic inspiration.\u00a0The debut feature from Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg film school alumni\u00a0Jana B\u00fcrgelin sees two young artists trying to make it there. With such a title and setting, this film\u00a0may be the quintessential 21st century tale of \u00a0life in the German capital.<\/p>\n

\"\" Back for Good. Photo by Kim Riedle<\/p>\n

Back for Good<\/h2>\n

The graduate film from Mia Spengler,\u00a0Back For Good\u00a0<\/em>looks at the family dynamic between a former child TV star, her overbearing mother and her tempestuous sister. Taking place in the backwater town they grew up in, the film promises a lot of strong drama as each character has to reevaluate their life.
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