Goethe Outdoor Screening: Welcome to Germany

170 Beacon Street,Boston MA 02116

18 August, 2022

Description

Welcome to Germany The recently retired teacher Angelika decides, against her skeptical husband Richard’s will, to take in a refugee. Soon afterward, the young Nigerian Diallo moves into the Hartmann home, and a whirlwind of complications ensue. These events not only disrupt the lives of Angelika and Richard’s adult children Philip and Sophie; they also put their own marriage as well as Diallo’s chances of integration to the test. Despite all the chaos, hope prevails that the family will recover its stability, confidence, and peace – like the rest of Germany. Welcome to Germany was the highest-grossing German-language film of 2016. Director: Simon Verhoeven, Germany 2016, 116 min Films are screened in German with English subtitles. Feel free to bring friends, snacks and BYOB. No RSVP required. Screenings will take place in the Goethe Backyard, off the Back Alley (third courtyard from Clarendon Street).