Hassan Akkouch (born 1988) is a Lebanese German actor, known for his roles in Tatort (2013), Verbrechen Nach Ferdinand von Schirach (2013), and Der Kriminalist (2006).
As a teenager, Akkouch became more and more interested in dance and drama, and participated in successful pieces such as Scratch Neukölln of Macras at HAU, There Was A Time by Niels Robitzky and Magnifico by Andre Heller.
Financial support for the documentary came from the German Federal Film Board [de], DFFF, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, as well as from MFG Baden-Württemberg and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
The documentary follows the daily lives of three siblings of the Lebanese Akkouch family: Hassan (18), Lial (19), and Maradona (14), who are successful musicians and breakdancers in the Neukölln district of Berlin.
They grow up with a passion for Hip Hop and streetdance, but pressure is put on the two teenagers when a rivalry arises about who should be the family's main breadwinner.
This documentary goes beyond the typical clichés about migrants in ‘problem’ areas to portray the everyday lives of three youths struggling for their family's right to stay in Germany.