Wir sind jung, wir sind stark

Tonight’s film comes from Germany.

Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. (2014)

Whether you’re learning German or just looking for something to watch, Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. is a depressing but important film.

The film follows a group of neo-Nazi teenagers in the days leading up to the xenophobic riots that plagued the Lichtenhagen district of Rostock in August 1992. The riots were an attack on immigrant and refugee communities, with rocks and petrol bombs thrown at an apartment block where asylum seekers lived.

The response of the authorities and politicians was criticised both for its delay and its inadequacy. Aside from the social neglect that creates opportunities for racist groups, the authorities were also responsible for ignoring warning signs.

The events portrayed in the film bear grim parallels with the current situation in Europe. Neoliberal politics continues to grip the continent, with corporations gleaning profits from the sweat of the working class. Contrary to the racist bile spouted by right-wing groups, Europe’s working class is comprised of a wide range of ethnicities, languages, and beliefs - all of whom should have a common cause. Unless neoliberal politics and racist groups are resisted, they will continue to spread lies and sow division.

If you’re learning German, the following article remembers what happened during the riots :

25 Jahre Rostock-Lichtenhagen : Gedenken an Opfer rechter Gewalt

If you’re unsure when and how to use subtitles, advice can be found here :

How to Use Subtitles to Learn a Language

If you’re interested in learning German, there’s a How to Learn Languages guide :

How to Learn German

Take care, and enjoy the process!

Sean Price

This article was written by Sean Price, the Founder of How to Learn Languages.

When he's not teaching English as a foreign language, he creates eBooks and Courses that make learning languages affordable and enjoyable for anyone.

He learnt French in 2018 during a study abroad year at the Sorbonne, before completing a degree in History at the University of Leeds with First Class Honours in the summer of the following year.

During his final year, he taught himself Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan, as part of dissertation research into fascism in Europe during the 1930s.

Although he says ‘learnt’ and ‘taught himself’ in the past tense, he also says one of the joys of learning a language is that there’s always more to learn.

More recently, he's been teaching himself German, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian.

Since moving to Vietnam to teach English in 2022, he's been enjoying learning Vietnamese. In less than one and a half years learning Vietnamese, he was able to achieve Level 5 (the highest being Level 6) of the official Vietnamese proficiency exam of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities at the National University, Hanoi (Trường Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn - Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội).

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