Christopher Vourlias A German-speaking juvenile offender community in northern Greece is the unlikely setting of “Daniel ‘16,” the second feature film from Dimitris Koutsiabasakos.
Based on real events, it tells the story of a teenage delinquent struggling with rehabilitation in a small town near the Turkish border, who forges an unexpected bond with a young Syrian refugee.“Daniel ‘16” is set against the backdrop of a refugee crisis in Europe that peaked in 2015, but continues to this day.
Koutsiabasakos said there is something universal in the themes he explores in his latest feature. “I believe that the history of mankind is, above all, a refugee history,” the director told Variety.
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