DAS LEERE GRAB - Kölner Kino Nächte

In the organizer's words:

THE EMPTY GRAVE

Documentary | Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay | Germany, Tanzania 2024 | 97 min. | OmU | DCP | FSK: from 12 years | Descriptors: incriminating scenes

To this day, tens of thousands of human remains from former colonies are stored in German museums. It is unclear how they can be identified and returned. The film follows Tanzanian families on their arduous search for their ancestors. John Mbano's great-grandfather was executed by the German colonial army over 100 years ago. His ancestor's skull was taken to Germany for racist "research purposes"; the family is still haunted by this pain today.

After a battle with the thicket of German and Tanzanian bureaucracy, the Mbanos are finally received at the Foreign Office in Berlin, and then even German President Steinmeier comes to their hometown to apologize for the suffering inflicted. But the grave is still empty.

Presented by Allerweltskino

Price information:

7€, Soli Ticket 9€