THEMES: German colonial rule in Tanzania, postcolonial reappraisal and restitution, racism, family and transgenerational trauma, justice, research and museums

The empty grave
Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay
DE / TZ 2024, documentary film, 97'

The robbery of the remains of their ancestors, which were taken to Germany for racist research during the colonial era, still hurts the Tanzanian families Mbano and Kayaa deeply today. In their fight to have the remains returned, they overcome emotional, bureaucratic and financial challenges.

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