Kultur in Bad Vilbel

The encouraging story of a young man who almost goes blind at the age of 15, but still graduates from high school and makes a career in gastronomy. Best entertainment with depth. Based on the book by Saliya Kahawatte. With Benedikt Zimmermann, Saskia Valencia, Emery Escher, Lutz Bembenneck and Daja Fuhrmann.

At the age of 15, German-Singhalese Saliya Kahawatte loses his sight almost completely. The doctors tell him that he will soon go completely blind. He is told to leave school and work in a workshop for the blind. But Saliya wants to graduate from high school, study and lead a self-determined life. And he succeeds: he conceals his health impairment and gets an apprenticeship in the catering industry. Against all expectations, he overcomes the challenges with the help of a few well-meaning and knowledgeable colleagues and survives in the world of the sighted for 15 years. Fingertips, ears and intuition replace his eyes. But one day he has to admit that his world consists almost entirely of shadows. But Saliya does not give up.

A moving, encouraging and often comical story written by life. Filmed for cinema in 2017 by Marc Rothemund.

Photo credit: a.gon_theater

13.4., 7 p.m.

VILCO Stadthalle (Saal 1), Günther-Biwer-Platz 1, Bad Vilbel

2for1: price category 2 = 29 €, price category 3 = 25 €

13.4., 18-18.30, box office