No Hard Feelings (Futur Drei)

Parvis's life revolves around Grindr dates, raves, and his attic room in the house of his parents, who years ago migrated from Iran to Germany. Caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service as a translator in a refugee shelter, where he meets two siblings who have fled Iran. While Amon, who finds it difficult to get his footing in Germany, initially views the blonde youngster simply as one of "them", his sister Banafshe is far quicker in sussing out the local life as well as the other "oddity" of Parvis – as well as the romantic spark between the two young men. A summer of love ensues, one of dancing through the night, light-hearted living for the moment, precarious residency status, and coming to terms with the various ways one is influenced by migration – something that not only causes the German-born Parvis to become aware of his own repressed sense of foreignness, but also allows him to better comprehend his parents' horizon of experience. As he manoeuvres between music-video aesthetics and pop-culture references, director Faraz Shariat, whose film reveals a clear foundation of autobiographical experiences, reveals an equally strong flair for atmospheric moods as for social contexts.

Image @ Jünglinge Film