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Young People Push Back Against Right-Wing Populism and Marginalization
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Young People Push Back Against Right-Wing Populism and Marginalization

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In Gelsenkirchen and other parts of the Ruhr region, young Germans with migrant backgrounds respond to reports that right-wing extremists met with donors and AfD-linked politicians in Potsdam in November 2023 to discuss forcibly repatriating 'unassimilated' people. Care worker Mohamed describes feeling permanently suspected of wrongdoing despite being rooted in the region, telling the camera he is unsure Germany can still be his home. The film follows him and other young people as they process the news with anger, fear, and dark humor, while sensing a broader shift in mainstream attitudes toward people with migrant backgrounds. Interviews mix personal testimony with reactions to the Potsdam revelations, tracing how a leaked meeting about deportation plans has changed how these young Germans see their own belonging. DW's camera stays close to its subjects rather than pundits, letting Mohamed and his peers describe daily encounters, workplace suspicion, and the exhaustion of constantly proving loyalty to a country that keeps asking them to.