Summary
A documentary film called "The Empty Grave" explores the impact of German colonial rule in Africa. It follows lawyer John Mbano and his wife Cesilia as they try to recover the skull of John's executed great-grandfather, taken to Germany during colonial times, for a proper burial in Tanzania.
Key Facts
- John Mbano is a lawyer from Tanzania.
- John's great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, was a leader of the Ngoni people.
- Songea Mbano was executed by the German colonial army in 1906.
- The German colonial army sent Songea Mbano's head to Germany for scientific research.
- John and his wife Cesilia traveled to Berlin to find the skull.
- "The Empty Grave" is a documentary by Agnes Lisa Wegner and Cece Mlay.
