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White Man with Black Bread
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White Man with Black Bread

2007-01-13 · 76 min · ★ 8.0

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Christof Wackernagel, best known in Germany as an actor and former member of the Red Army Faction ("RAF") lives in Mali. In his compelling portrait, Jonas Grosch shows a man who simply cannot stand still if he senses injustice. The courage to stand up for one’s beliefs coupled with vanity? However one chooses to look at it, it is easy to imagine what made him connect with the "RAF". With his irrepressible will for freedom, Christof Wackernagel gets entangled in the horrors of day-to-day life in Africa.

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Directors
Jonas Grosch
Production companies
Doni Doni Film, MMM Film GmbH
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

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Christof WackernagelChristof WackernagelSelf
Madou CoulibalySelf

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