A Handful of Grass
Ten-year-old Kendal lives in a very simple small Kurdish village until his uncle brings him to Germany. He works for Salim, a drug boss who has a special fondness for using children as dealers. When his uncle is arrested, Hellkamp, the taxi driver, picks up Kendal and reluctantly decides to look after him. But since he is not allowed to keep Kendal, the boy ends up in a children's home, where he is pestered and hassled by the older boys. Finally, his troubles force him to flee to the one person he can trust. Gradually, a deep friendship now develops between the unresponsive Hellkamp and the lonely boy.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=chCGPmhRToE
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=chCGPmhRToE
Genre: | Drama |
Year of Production: | 2000 |
Director: | Roland Suso Richter |
Writer: | Uwe Timm |
Cast: | Oliver Korittke, Arman Inci, Ercan Durmaz, Lisa Martinek |
Production: | Günter Rohrbach / MTM |
Coproduction: | Starhaus Filmproduktion |
Distributor: | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
World Sales: | Bavaria Film International |
Awards: | Cinekid 2001: Roland Suso Richter - Cinekid Film Award |