Gelukzoekers(2018)

Gelukzoekers is a Dutch film about two young men from vastly different worlds who fall in love against the odds. When a Syrian asylum seeker arrives in the small village of Groningen, he meets a local boy, and an unexpected connection forms between them. Their romance unfolds amid cultural clashes, family disapproval, and the uncertainty of the asylum seeker's legal status. The film explores themes of belonging, acceptance, and the courage required to pursue love when society stands in the way. Tender yet unflinching, Gelukzoekers captures the emotional complexity of two people trying to build a future together while navigating prejudice and bureaucratic barriers that threaten to tear them apart.