The true story of Otomo, a Black man seeking work and asylum in the German city of Stuttgart. However, all he finds is racism, police trouble and his final destiny. His one-day journey leads him to a run-down temporary employment agency where he is being rejected because he doesn’t own an ID and proper shoes. Downcast he continues his purposeless trip. In a streetcar he encounters a racist trolley controller who wrongfully accuses him of having an invalid ticket. As the situation escalates, Otomo head-butts the controller and flees. With the police on his heels, Otomo decides to leave the country. He runs into a truck driver who is inclined to take Otomo to the Netherlands if he pays him 400 Deutsche Mark in advance - a load of money he doesn’t have. His need of money leads to desperate measures, but also to a new love. However, Otomo’s bloody final encounter with the police is not too far away. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.4/10 | |
Released: | November 11, 1999 | |
Runtime: | 85 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ZDF Filmgalerie 451 | |
Cast: | Eva Mattes Isaach De Bankolé Barnaby Metschurat Hanno Friedrich | |
Crew: | Klaus Pohl Frieder Schlaich | |
carzam901 : Does anyone have a real HD copy of S33E08 , please?