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MONDAY MOVIE: RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND

Art of Buna e.V. Genter Str. 26, Köln, NRW, Germany

Two twelve-year-old boys grow up together in a remote village in Ethiopia – until a single photo awakens big dreams in both of them and changes their lives forever: Solomon secretly leaves the village and heads for the urban jungle of Addis Ababa to become a photographer. Abdi, on the other hand, stays and trains. He wants to become a famous long-distance runner like Haile Gebrselassie. The two, who grew up like brothers, matured into men separately. Years later, when Abdi is nominated for the Ethiopian national running team and moves to Addis Ababa, he hardly believes that Solomon is still alive. But an inner voice tells him to look for his old friend …

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READING: TOBI DAHMEN – BICYCLE MOD

Art of Buna e.V. Genter Str. 26, Köln, NRW, Germany

Mods, skinheads, scooter boys - the British subculture also reaches the small town of Wesel, where Tobi grows up in the eighties and nineties. He becomes a mod, adopts their trendy style, listens to ska music and seeks recognition. The movement will never let him go, but the transitions to other subcultures are fluid - and dangerous.

Tobi Dahmen's autobiographical coming-of-age graphic novel is a haunting tale about the love of music, youth culture and the danger of going down the wrong path.

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