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SORRY FOR THE GENOCIDE
D: Theodora Shandé, Matteo Emanuel, Namibia/Germany 2025, OV w. English subtitles, 90 min.

"Sorry for the Genocide" is a documentary journey into a complicated but shared history between Namibia and Germany that is still very much present today.
Between 1904 and 1908, German colonial troops killed up to 100,000 people in what is now Namibia in what historians call the first genocide of the 20th century.

Over a century later, Germany wants to officially recognize this genocide and issue an apology with the so-called "Joint Declaration". However, the agreement meets with resistance within the affected communities. In particular, the descendants of the Ovaherero and Nama, as well as the San and Damara communities, who were directly affected by the atrocities, feel excluded. Their voices remain unheard in the negotiations between the two governments. They demand justice and a say in their own history.
The film allows everyone to have their say in order to achieve what has failed so far - a reconciliation that involves all those involved and poses the question of a common future.

In the presence of the film team

An event of the Afrika Film Festival Cologne and Wave In Motion GmbH.