Burnt child

"Burnt Child" is a platonic love story. Two supposedly dissimilar people become friends and find support and security in each other. Their past contains similarities, experiences of guilt and loss. Their chance encounter opens up the opportunity for forgiveness, both inner and outer.In the Berlin district of Neukölln, different worlds come together: long-established residents from the traditional working class, immigrants, students, tourists from all over the world. The district has changed, rich and poor collide and, alongside lively cafés and new consumer trends, pensioners collect returnable bottles and, although they have lived here for years, they no longer belong - they are isolated and live in a world of their own. Hermannplatz attracts homeless people, street children and beggars - it is a microcosm in the macrocosm of the city. What do these people have in common - even though they started life in different times and in different ways? Could they become friends? Realized and missed opportunities, strokes of fate, moments of happiness and sadness characterize their lives. Some people seem to draw strength and self-confidence even from the deepest grief. Creating a cinematic dreamscape that allows the viewer to be taken on an exciting cinematic journey despite its relentless reference to reality - that is the aim of this film.the premiere will take place on Sunday, April 05, 2020 at 18:00 at IL KINO, Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin-Neukölln.director: Arne Duppler