AS WE WERE DREAMING / DOK SMO SANJALI

ALS WIR TRÄUMTEN

Main program (competition) > Feature films

The Leipzig suburbs, shortly after the collapse of East Germany. Rico, Daniel, Paul and Mark, until recently still Pioneers in their red neckerchiefs, are growing up in the maelstrom of the newly reunited country. Yesterday's rules no longer count today. They turn night into day and the streets into an adventure playground. The boys run wild and hang out in the neighbourhood, steal cars, experiment with drugs and try out the new swingers' club. They open their own disco which is soon besieged by neo-Nazi skinheads.  Everyone is overflowing with dreams: Rico longs for a boxing career; Daniel yearns to have a grand love affair with Little Star, the most beautiful girl Leipzig has ever known ...

Andreas Dresen (born 16 August 1963.) is a German film director. His directing credits include „Cloud 9“, „Summer in Berlin“, „Grill Point“ and „Night Shapes“. His film „Stopped on Track“ premiered at the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of Un Certain Regard. Dresen is known for his realistic style, which gives his films a semi-documentary feel.  In 2013. he was a member of the jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.