We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.

On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock, a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women, and children on what has since become known as "The Night of the Fire." The riots became a symbol of xenophobia in the just-reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters.

Screenplay

Burhan Qurbani

Screenplay

Martin Behnke

Director

Burhan Qurbani

Status

Released

Release date

21/10/2014

Original language

German