Film

Wiren

2019 · 1h 45m · Drama

IMDb

6.7

When nine-year-old Wiren meets the American Dr. Young a world of opportunities opens up for the small deaf boy. Driven by his ambition to get ahead in life he leaves his life in rural Nickerie behind and winds up at the Kennedy boarding school in the capital Paramaribo. He struggles to comply to the strict, conservative Catholic methods at the school, but turns out to become the catalyst for the change that leads to the introduction of sign language. After being rejected by the university he realizes that deaf people do not enjoy the same rights and opportunities as hearing people. Witnessing the constant withhold of deaf people in Suriname leads Wiren to seek justice by suing the government to coerce them to adhere to the Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities. Will he succeed?

Altaafkhan Dhonre

Wiren

Anthony Frazier

Dr. Young

Borger Breeveld

Dr. Emanuels

Erwin Emanuels

Father Lily

Idi Lemmers

Wiren

Rafe Leysner

Wiren

Kavita Ramphal

Mother Wiren

Gaby Treurniet

Lily

Rajiv Ganga

Elementary school director

Pearl Brunings

Judge

• Ivan Tai-ApinDirector · Writer · Producer
• Sander CoumouWriter

Release date

December 12, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

9

Genres

Drama