Should The Germans In Willkommen Bei Den Hartmanns

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In “Willkommen bei den Hartmanns”(2016) by Simon Verhoeven, there is lack of understanding about refugees in Germany even though Germans try to “welcome” them, and some of Germans are skeptical about them.This film depicts lack of understanding about refugees that induces lack of identities among refugees and Germans. Tarek, a German doctor of Arab descent, mentions “Germans are still so damn worked up about their own identity”. In these times of confusion and tension in Germany, Germans lose themselves and do not try to understand others. Richard and Philipp do not try to understand Diallo because their minds are full of their jobs. Richard has a heart attack, and Philipp has a mental problem, which implies lack of identities. In the contrast,