-German Film Festival-

Date: Sat 02 Nov

To date, tens of thousands of human bones from former colonies remain stored in German museums. It is still unclear how they can be identified and returned. "The Empty Grave" follows two families on their arduous search for their ancestors.

German-Tanzanian directing duo Agnes Lisa Wegner and Cece Mlay tell of the traces and traumas that the former German colonial rule has left in Tanzanian families and communities to this day - and of the strength and self-empowerment of the bereaved, who are stubbornly fighting for a full investigation. "The Empty Grave" sheds light on a chapter of German history that has so far received little attention (including in film), and thus makes an important contribution to the long overdue reappraisal of German colonial crimes.