A powerful, true story of a West African refugee's fight to survive in aGerman city that does not welcome him is told in this fictionalizedreconstruction of the actual events. Frederic Otomo (Isaac de Bankole), animmigrant lacking the papers that would allow him to find proper employment, gets by with the aid of a Catholic charity. The target of verbal abuse and institutionalized racism, Otomo finally reaches his breaking point and physically assaults an intolerant subway attendant. Fleeing from the scene, hebecomes the target of a city-wide manhunt. A tough exploration of intolerance and dislocation" (A.O. ScottThe New York Times). In German with English Frieder Schlaich---Germany---1999---84 mins."Directed by: Schlaich, FriederRunning time: 84Year: 1999German with English Subtitles
