Amrum: A Boy's Journey in Post-War Germany

Amrum is a poignant coming-of-age film set on a German North Sea island in 1945, following a twelve-year-old boy named Nanning grappling with his familys Nazi past amidst the post-war world. Directed by Fatih Akin, the film is based on a script by the late Hark Bohm, who drew from his own childhood memories. Nannings family, fleeing Hamburg, faces suspicion from locals due to his fathers high-ranking officer role. As the war ends and Hitler is gone, Nanning learns hard lessons about loyalty and loss, while witnessing the kindness and beauty still present in tough times. The film, starring newcomer Jasper Billerbeck, builds to a subtle scene capturing cautious hope, opening April twenty-fourth at Laemmle Royal and Town Center in Encino.

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