Nico

Wednesday, 21 December 2022 | 6 PM
Terenure Library, Dublin 6W

Dir.: Eline Gehring, colour, 74 Min., Germany 2021
German with English subtitles

The self-confident German-Persian Nico is a cheerful person. She loves her job as a geriatric nurse and is popular with everyone because of her easy-going and understanding manner. She enjoys the Berlin summer with her best friend Rosa until a racist attack suddenly tears her out of her carefree everyday life. Nico realises that her belonging isn't seen as self-evident after all, and how much xenophobia actually surrounds her.

Plagued by flashbacks of the horrific act, she decides never to be a victim again and takes up training with karate world champion Andy. Through martial arts she channels her anger and becomes tough - and at the same time loses touch with herself and her old life.

Source: Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis 2021

Presented by Terenure Library and the Goethe-Institut Irland