Section: Supernova
Title: Rheingold
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Emilio Sakraya, Mona Pirzad, Julia Goldberg
Duration: 2h 18
Country: Germany
Language: de/ku/nl/ar/en/tr
Year: 2022

Giwar Hajabi emigrated to Germany as a young boy with his Kurdish parents in the mid-1980s and has to start right at the bottom. There are opportunities, but far more obstacles. Giwar’s rise from petty criminal to major dealer is swift. Until one shipment goes missing. In order to clear his debts with the cartel, he plans a legendary gold heist. But just as everything goes wrong, another door opens for Giwar thanks to his passion for music...