About the film:
Too Far Away
Germany | 2019 | 89 minutes | Sarah Winkenstette
The game of soccer is the foundation for a genuinely meaningful tale about cross-cultural friendship. Ben’s family has just moved to a new city because their small rural town was being destroyed by coal mining. At his new school, he misses his friends and just wants to play soccer to feel normal—but he’s paying his dues on the bench. Not long after his arrival, Tariq, a new student who has recently been relocated from Syria, is added to the class. Ben has no desire to be Tariq’s friend, but slowly their differences thaw into a sweet friendship. One day, Tariq runs away and, once Ben finds him, they will join forces to seek out the family that Tariq has been separated from.
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About the director:
Sarah Winkenstette is a German writer and director who was born in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. She studied at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne after working for several years in children’s broadcasting. She has worked as a freelance director since 2011, and
Too Far Away is her debut feature film.
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