Wiren

Wiren (2019)

When nine-year-old Wiren meets the American Dr. Young a world of opportunities opens up for the small deaf boy. Driven by his ambition to get ahead in life he leaves his life in rural Nickerie behind and winds up at the Kennedy boarding school in the capital Paramaribo. He struggles to comply to the strict, conservative Catholic methods at the school, but turns out to become the catalyst for the change that leads to the introduction of sign language. After being rejected by the university he realizes that deaf people do not enjoy the same rights and opportunities as hearing people. Witnessing the constant withhold of deaf people in Suriname leads Wiren to seek justice by suing the government to coerce them to adhere to the Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities. Will he succeed?

Data de estreia
2019-12-12
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Duração
1 h 45 min
Géneros
Drama
Realizador
Ivan Tai-Apin

Elenco

Curiosidades

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Wiren é um filme de drama surinamês, lançado em 2018 e dirigido por Ivan Tai-Apin. Foi o primeiro filme a ser escolhido para representar o Suriname no Oscar de melhor filme internacional na 93ª edição do prêmio. Protagonizado por Rafe Leysner, a história segue um garoto surdo que luta contra o preconceito em seu país.

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