Join us for a film screening of Sonne und Beton (Sun and Concrete) at the Trylon Cinema! Based on the bestselling graphic novel by Felix Lobrecht and nominated for 4 German Film Awards.

Summer 2003. Amidst the oppressive heat, four teenage boys navigate the challenges of adolescence in a gritty, troubled neighborhood. When a fateful encounter with rival dealers leaves one of them owing 500 EUR in protection money, the boys hatch a risky plan: steal their school’s new computers and sell them. This will solve all their financial woes - or so they think. 

In German with English subtitles. Run time is 119 min.

Click on the photo to watch the trailer!

Location: Trylon Cinema, 2820 E 33rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406

Ticket Price: $3

Film is presented by the Germanic-American Institute, a German language and cultural non-profit located in St. Paul, MN with support from the Goethe Institute. For more information about language classes and other cultural programs, please visit gaimn.org.