Ben is nine years old today. Thus, his father lets him choose three sweets on a trip to the supermarket. His innocence is clouded when he observes his father being accosted by a stranger at the supermarket checkout shortly afterwards. Little Ben doesn't understand much from a distance, but his father's ethnicity seems to play a role. Ben doesn't know exactly what has happened, but for the first time he realizes that something has.
Robert Deçani, born 1999 in Germany, studied directing at ifs Köln. His short films screened internationally. In 2024, he received the German Youth Screenwriting Award. His work explores identity, migration, and family. He recently completed his graduation film The Sons of Ilir.
Robert Deçani
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