The story revolves around the German Rider of the Rider Monument in Windhoek - one of Namibia’s most prominent historical monuments - coming to life and being confronted with his own identity. In a funny but serious tale, the Rider’s journey takes him through a changed world, as he stumbles upon the Independence Day celebration ceremony in the nation’s capital. The Rider finds himself confronted by a modern reality made up of mixed race couples, rude taxi drivers, obnoxious prostitutes and drag queens, and finally black men in uniforms. All the Rider longs for is something familiar…