FAVORITEN

By Ruth BECKERMANN

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2024


Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2025
European Stories
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • AUSTRIA
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 118 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ruth BECKERMANN
    • Synopsis
    • Over 60% of children in Vienna's elementary schools do not have German as their mother tongue. The Favoriten district is home to dozens of nationalities., Ilkay, the Turkish-born teacher, follows her 25 pupils from Syria, Bosnia, Serbia... through the three years of primary school, teaching them the Austrian language and culture.