ARABERLIN

Mokhtar, a student of Lebanese-Palestinian architecture, disappears without a trace. His family and friends discover that he is suspected of belonging to a terrorist organization. The repercussions of this accusation ripple out and transform the lives of the rest of his family members. The police and the media harass his sister Aïda, who has lived in Germany for ages and is married to a German; his nephew Kaïs; and Katarina, Kaïs’s young Bavarian fiancée. Aïda and her husband are torn apart, the nephew ponders over his double identity, and his fiancée is rejected by her friends. Five actors narrate the events and play the different characters. The production captures the fear that drives cultures and people apart in today's world.