First Man - Sadettin K.

FIRST MAN takes you into the personal story of Sadettin and his ten-year-old son. The morning after the PVV's election victory in 2023, the phone rings. It's Sadettin's ex-wife. Their son wants to know if his grandparents will be deported. “Do you want to talk to him?”In the kitchen, Sadettin tries to reassure his son: “We belong here. Even though our name sounds different. No matter what happens, we will stay here.”But Sadettin himself is awake. In his dreams he wonders whether Earth is as dangerous to his child as the planet Krypton is to young Superman.

After years of experiencing discrimination and xenophobia himself, Sadettin fears that his son will now also have to learn to live with it. Kırmızıyüz's family speaks several languages ​​and they celebrate Christmas, Ramadan, Easter, the Feast of the Sacrifice and Sinterklaas. Yet it feels like they have to prove again and again that they belong here, just because Sadettin's father once came from elsewhere.

For FIRST MAN Sadettin is working with director Nicole Beutler for the first time. Nicole is a choreographer and theater maker, and has been a fixture in the Dutch theater landscape for years. From dance and visual theater she developed a idiosyncratic and poetic language that stimulates, surprises and pushes boundaries.

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The media about FIRST MAN
“With his beautiful, topical storytelling trip, Kirmiziyüz makes a much-needed plea for humanity in the political and public debate.” (★★★★ De Volkskrant )
“Science fiction as a mirror for the current world works as a good metaphor. It brings lightness to a performance full of serious topics such as acceptance and identity.” (★★★★ NRC)
“It is his most vulnerable and personal performance” (★★★★Trouw)
“An impressive cry for help to create connection in a time of chaos and distrust.”