36 BOYS
Director YELDA YANAT KAPKIN
Countries Turkey
Duration 44 min
Synopsis
Today,there are an estimated 3 million Turks in Germany, the largest ethnic community in country.Multiculturalism & the integration of immigrants has been a fiercely controversial topic in Germany. The 1980s and 1990s witnessed an increase in the amount of racist violence in the country, as a result of the economic crisis throughout the 1980s, & as a result of German reunification in 1989.The children of Turkish immigrants had begun to form gangs to protect themselves from racist attacks. Such gangs emerged across the country.The largest gang – in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin – called itself the 36 Boys, named after the old postal code of their area.Today, former members of the 36 Boys are active within society helping to prevent juvenile delinquency.
Today,there are an estimated 3 million Turks in Germany, the largest ethnic community in country.Multiculturalism & the integration of immigrants has been a fiercely controversial topic in Germany. The 1980s and 1990s witnessed an increase in the amount of racist violence in the country, as a result of the economic crisis throughout the 1980s, & as a result of German reunification in 1989.The children of Turkish immigrants had begun to form gangs to protect themselves from racist attacks. Such gangs emerged across the country.The largest gang – in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin – called itself the 36 Boys, named after the old postal code of their area.Today, former members of the 36 Boys are active within society helping to prevent juvenile delinquency.