Films by Yunus Roy Imer

Germany 2017, 116 min
by Nora Fingscheidt

Argentina, 2016: in an remote desert in the North, 700 Mennonites of German origin lead 18th-century lives without electricity, music, or any of the amenities modern life affords. Their only school textbook is the Bible. Eighteen years ago, these colonists travelled here from Mexico to escape the influences of the modern world. To them, life should not be easy. Instead they strive for a severe and devout life under God and hope that their children will choose to follow the same path. That’s why