
Feo Aladag
Director

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?
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Feo Aladag
Director

Ronald Zehrfeld
Hauptmann Jesper Rubin

Burghart Klaußner
Oberst Haar

Felix Kramer
Oliver Kremmer

Pit Bukowski
Teckl
Ali Reza
Fela
Mohsin Ahmady
Tarik Rahimi
Parvane
Shisfa
Saida Barmaki
Nala Tarik's sister
Salam Yousefzai
Haroon
Tobias Schönenberg
Petze
Roman Rien
Sepp
Abdul Sabor Rasooly
Zia Khan
Sher Aqa
Malik Habib
Abdul Shukur
Nazir
Haji Najaf
Alter Mann
Hossain Mohammad Salim
Adil
Wakil Nikbin
Kuhbesitzer
Qodos Farahmand
Corolla Fahrer

Feo Aladag
Writer