Film Screening | I don't wanna dance #dawa2022

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“Diverse As We Are” (DAWA), the International Festival of Inclusive Culture presents:

I don't wanna dance

Film Screening

Language: Dutch with English and Chinese subtitles

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 19:00–20:30

Venue: Department of Culture and Education of the German Consulate General in Shanghai, 101 Cross Tower, 318 Fuzhou Road, Shanghai (Accessible Route Directions)

Admission: Due to current security regulations, the number of participants will be limited to 50. Please be sure to register via Huodongxing beforehand for this activity.

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In order to enter the Department of Culture and Education, visitors must have a green code with a negative nucleic acid test within 48 hours and scan the corresponding location code. Visitors who do not have a smartphone can apply for an offline code in advance; in this case, you must bring valid identification.

The event may be postponed or canceled depending on the conditions of the pandemic. Registrants are advised to check their mobile phone messages or our WeChat posts for updates.

About the movie

After having lived with their aunt for two years, fifteen-year-old Joey (Yfendo van Praag) and his younger brother move back in with their mother (Romana Vrede) to their great delight. At first everything goes well: the house is tidy, the fridge is filled, Daphne has a job and Joey finds his place in a dance group. It promises to be a beautiful summer. But the family joy soon comes under pressure when Daphne falls back into her old patterns. Joey does everything to keep child services out, but how long can he keep up this destructive dance with his mother, at the expenses of his own happiness? I Don’t Wanna Dance is a true story, told and acted by the boy who experienced it himself.

Pictures and trailer: © The Rogues

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