"FOR THE GERMANS, I WAS A TURK, FOR THE MUSLIMS A JEW, FOR THE JEWS A YOUNG CRIMINAL FROM WEDDING"
"A Wet Dog is Better than a Dry Jew” tells the story of Soheil, a young German-Iranian who discovers his Jewish roots. At the age of 15, Soheil, together with his parents, moves from Göttingen to Berlin-Wedding. At first, Soheil feels at ease because he has the same black hair and dark skin as everyone else in this multicultural district. In order to blend in Soheil wears his grandmother’s gold necklace. But when a young Arab spots the Star of David dangling from his chain, Soheil quickly becomes a target of hatred. From that moment on Soheil hides his identity. At night he wanders the streets, painting graffitis and ends up joining an Arabic gang. But the feeling of alienation grows and finally Soheil musters up the courage to face his true identity.
GENRE
Drama
LENGTH
102 min
BASED ON
Ayre Sharuz Shalicar's "Ein nasser Hund ist besser als ein trockener Jude"
DISTRIBUTION
Warner Bros. Germany
SHOOTING LANGUAGE
German
TERRITORIES OF EXPLOITATION
Worldwide
SHOOTING PERIOD
October 2019
SHOOTING LOCATIONS
Berlin, Israel
CAST
Doguhan Kabadayi, Mohammad “Momo” Eliraqui, Derya Dilber,
Omar Antabli, Samy Abdel Fattah, Emircan Yildirim,
Hassan Kello, Khaliq Dad Yousufi, Abdullah Emre Öztürk,
Maradona Akkouch, Shirin Eck, Tuka Shaaban Ali Zaky, Tua El-Fawwal,
Hussein Eliraqui, Robier Al Rashid, Kida Khodr Ramadan,
Dorka Gryllus, Christoph Letkowski, Judith Hofmann,
Ali Seyf, Marko Dyrlich, Ariella Hirshfeld,
Berfin Sönmez,
SCRIPT
Damir Lukacevic
DIRECTOR
Damir Lukacevic
PRODUCER
Alexander van Dülmen, Stephan Wagner
CO-PRODUCER
A Company Hungary, Warner Bros. Germany
FUNDED BY
Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Completed
EIN NASSER HUND
(A WET DOG IS BETTER THAN A DRY JEW)
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