Deutsche Schuld – Namibia und der Völkermord (2023)

Deutsche Schuld – Namibia und der Völkermord

2023

Documentary TV Movie

Synopsis

Between 1904 and 1908, when Namibia was still called German South West Africa and a German colony, up to 60,000 Ovaherero and 10,000 Nama died at the hands of German colonialists. The crimes of the German colonial rulers went down in history as the first genocide of the 20th century. The Afro-German presenter and influencer Aminata Belli travels to the African country to investigate the extent to which the legacy of the German colonial era affects the present day of Namibian society. She pays particular attention to the involvement of the Protestant Church in the subjugation of the indigenous people and the sense of guilt of the descendants of the German settlers as well as the Germans themselves. To do this, the fashion journalist interviews various people on site and pretends to be interested in the following questions: Were the missionaries of the time guilty? How does a country heal when horrific things have happened there? And is reconciliation possible?

Credits

Director

Silvia Palmigiano

Cast

Aminata Belli as Self - Host, Interviewer & Narrator

Charlotte Zeraua as Self - Interviewee

Gift Uzera as Self - Interviewee

Imke Rust as Self - Interviewee

Markus Lägel as Self - Interviewee

Naita Hishoono as Self - Interviewee

Crew

Daniel Probst (Colorist)