

16 young people are doing their two-week lifeguard service on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn. They navigate between responsibility, belonging to a group and personal self-discovery, while more and more non-swimmers go swimming.
Katharina Basner
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LeadAndreas Braun
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Carolin Classen
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Pascal Dahms
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Fabian Feld
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Geeske Franke
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Sontje Franke
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Franziska Kosmalla
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