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Almanya: Welcome to Germany (German: Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland) (Almanya is Turkish for Germany) is a 2011 German comedy film directed by Yasemin Şamdereli. The film premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in the section competition and won the Deutscher Filmpreis 2011 in the categories Best Script and Best Film.
The tragic comedy dramatizes the question of identity and belonging for former Turkish guest workers in Germany and their descendants. The film opened in German cinemas on 10 March and was the fourth most successful German film of 2011 with 1.5 million viewers.
Original Release
03/10/2011
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vedat Erincin | Hüseyin / Hüseyin, alt |
| Fahri Yardim | Hüseyin (young) / Hüseyin |
| Lilay Huser | Fatma |
| Demet Gul | Fatma (young) / Fatma, jung |
| Aykut Kayacik | Veli |
| Aycan Vardar | Veli (young) |
| Ercan Karacayli | Muhamed |
| Kaan Aydogdu | Muhamed (young) / Muhamed |
| Siir Eloglu | Leyla |
| Aliya Artuc | Leyla (young) |
Directors
Writers
Yasemin Samdereli, Nesrin Samdereli
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vedat Erincin | Hüseyin / Hüseyin, alt |
| Fahri Yardim | Hüseyin (young) / Hüseyin |
| Lilay Huser | Fatma |
| Demet Gul | Fatma (young) / Fatma, jung |
| Aykut Kayacik | Veli |
| Aycan Vardar | Veli (young) |
| Ercan Karacayli | Muhamed |
| Kaan Aydogdu | Muhamed (young) / Muhamed |
| Siir Eloglu | Leyla |
| Aliya Artuc | Leyla (young) |
| Petra Schmidt-Schaller | Gabi |
| Denis Moschitto | Ali |
| Aylin Tezel | Canan |
| Trystan Pütter | David |
| Rafael Koussouris | Cenk Yilmaz |
| Axel Milberg | Beamter / deutscher Rentner |
| Antoine Monot Jr. | Nachbar |
| Oliver Nägele | Politiker |
| Jule Ronstedt | Lehrerin |
| Arnd Schimkat | Polizist / Police Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ali Akdeniz | Producer |
| Annie Brunner | Producer |
| Tita Korytowski | Producer |
| Erhan Ozogul | Producer |
| Andreas Richter | Producer |
| Anja-Karina Richter | Producer |
| Ursula Woerner | Producer |
