A young Syrian woman in eastern Germany

In the summer of 2015, Nour Elhouda Al Ahmad Alhammash, the child of a refugee family from Damascus, started school in the village of Golzow. The mayor of Golzow wanted to save the village's primary school from closure, but there weren't enough enrolments. He saw the integration of refugee families as an opportunity for the village. But local people were unsure. Nour was a fast learner, quickly picking up the German language and skipping two grades. In 2019, she moved up to secondary school. In 2025, she took her secondary school leaving exams, or "Abitur.” Her goal: to study medicine. Nour now lives with her family in Frankfurt (Oder), where her father works as a tiler. The family has welcomed another child and has no plans to return to Syria for now. A team of reporters have been accompanying Nour Alhammash and her family since their arrival in Germany. The documentary tells a story of courage, ambition and new beginnings.