A BLACK JESUS
synopsis
For many centuries, in a small town on the southern border of Europe, people have been worshipping a statue of a black Jesus. 19-year old Edward from Ghana, guest of the refugee center which is the subject of great debate in the village, asks to carry the statue in the annual procession and to stand next to the white locals that bear its cart. The community is divided. On a journey exploring the source of fear and prejudice against "the others", the inhabitants of this small European village are called upon to question their own identity, starting with the very icon of their own belief: a black Jesus.
international title: | A Black Jesus |
original title: | A Black Jesus |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | filmdelights |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Luca Lucchesi |
screenplay: | Luca Lucchesi, Hella Wenders |
cinematography by: | Luca Lucchesi |
film editing: | Luca Lucchesi, Edoardo Morabito |
music: | Roy Paci |
co-producer: | Eric Friedler |
executive producer: | Uwe Kiefer |
production: | Road Movies Filmproduktion, NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk |