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Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger

2006 · 180 min Drama
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

This drama is based on the childhood memories of Hans Jürgen Massaquoi, who was one of the few black native Germans in Nazi Germany. In 1935 at the age of nine, he lives with his German mother in a small flat in Hamburg's working class district Barmbek, while his father and grandfather had left the country. Although the boy is not persecuted by the Nazis and dreams of joining the Hitler Youth, his skin color makes him a target for racist abuse...

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Year 2006
Country Germany
Genre Drama
Director Jörg Grünler
Runtime 180 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (9 votes)

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Director Jörg Grünler constructs the narrative through the lens of childhood innocence, where the horror of Nazi ideology is felt in schoolyard taunts and confused stares. The film relies on the stark contrast between a boy's dreams and a brutalizing reality, exploring how a totalitarian state manufactures the concept of 'the other'.

What lingers after the credits is a quiet, poignant testament to a singular experience. It's a sobering reminder of how systems of hatred can poison the most ordinary of lives. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jörg Grünler

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Watch attentively, in a quiet setting, to absorb the subtle layers of this personal history.

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