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Director Dimitris Koutsiabasakos on Coming-of-Age Refugee Drama ‘Daniel ’16’
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.
