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Wiren

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?

Top Cast

  • Altaafkhan Dhonre

    Altaafkhan Dhonre

    Wiren

  • Anthony Frazier

    Anthony Frazier

    Dr. Young

  • Borger Breeveld

    Borger Breeveld

    Dr. Emanuels

  • Erwin Emanuels

    Erwin Emanuels

    Father Lily

  • Idi Lemmers

    Idi Lemmers

    Wiren

  • Rafe Leysner

    Rafe Leysner

    Wiren

  • Kavita Ramphal

    Kavita Ramphal

    Mother Wiren

  • Gaby Treurniet

    Gaby Treurniet

    Lily

  • Rajiv Ganga

    Rajiv Ganga

    Elementary school director

Overview

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?

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