In the organizer's words:

On the night of February 19, 2020, a racist attack in Hanau takes the lives of nine young people. A normal evening ends in a nightmare - for their families, their friends and an entire city.

DAS DEUTSCHE VOLK tells the story of this crime from the perspective of the bereaved and survivors. It is about pain, anger and the long shadow cast by such an act. What are the direct and long-term consequences of the attack for the people - and for Hanau? And what does it say about Germany? For four years, director Marcin Wierzchowski accompanied the relatives on their journey through grief and loss. He documents their fight for justice, their demand for recognition and their determination not to be treated as second-class citizens. They make visible the structural racism that is evident not only in the act itself, but also in the way the authorities treat them. While politicians search for the right words and many questions about the crime remain unanswered, the survivors themselves take on the task of clarification. Together they reconstruct the night of the attack, take a stand against forgetting and demand consequences. The more time passes, the quieter public attention becomes. But the families continue to fight; for justice and for the memory of their murdered loved ones.

DAS DEUTSCHE VOLK poses the currently pressing question: Who belongs to Germany and who does not?

Marcin Wierzchowski was born in Warsaw in 1984. His parents fled from Poland to Germany and took him with them in their handbag. He dropped out of school and worked as a wine and diamond merchant before starting to earn his living as a decorator. This allowed him to travel the world. Today he is a director and producer of documentaries and is currently working on his first feature film projects.

KATHARINA PELOSI studied at the Institute for Applied Theater Studies in Giessen and works as an audio artist in the fields of performance, film and radio plays. Her works have been shown at CCA Tel Aviv, PACT Zollverein and Theater Heidelberg, among others. As a director and composer, she has realized several award-winning radio plays, including Call to Listen. Enter Ghost can be seen at Kampnagel Hamburg from May. She grew up in Hanau. Together with Marcin Wierzchowski and with the help of supporters and relatives, she has realized various videos and audios for the political campaigns of the Initiative 19. February Hanau in recent years.

An event of the Metropolis Kino and the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg.