Otomo

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Otomo

2000

1h 25m

Drama

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A black man (Isaach de Bankolé) becomes enraged when he encounters rampant racism in Germany.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The film doesn't believe the police deserved to die (or that the ticket inspector should have been assaulted), but then again it doesn't believe a society should so treat a man that this is what he comes to do.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 14, 2001

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

Much of the sense of size in this account of an immigrant worker, who is only one among many thousands in Germany, comes from the performance by Isaach de Bankole.

Nov 14, 2001

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John Anderson

Newsday

The messages about racism get a bit ham-handed, but the acting and sense of dread are powerful.

Nov 8, 2001

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Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

Although Otomo is clearly intended for German audiences, the film nevertheless raises issues confronted by every Westernized nation.

Dec 9, 2001

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Web Radio

Racial profiling is alive and well, not just in real life, but more and more at the movies.

Dec 8, 2001

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A riveting German film about the dehumanized treatment of refugees.

Nov 23, 2001

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Audience Member

Another one from Germany and immigration. This one is apparently based in a true story of a african man of Camerun who was running away from his country because his family had been supportive of the german military during their rule. The central point of the movie is the human factor and the value of the human singularity, the respect of the other and the criticism of the world made about bureocratic papers. It is a well made movie, and a brilliant film but one with substance, message and content...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Good movie. The DVD also features the film Waalo Fando by Mohammed Soudani which is really great. Check out both! I give Waalo Fando 5 stars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Frieder Schlaich

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Isaach de Bankolé

Otomo

Eva Mattes

Gisela

Hanno Friedrich

Heinz

Barnaby Metschurat

Rolf

Lara Kugler

Simone

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Synopsis

A black man (Isaach de Bankolé) becomes enraged when he encounters rampant racism in Germany.

Director: Frieder Schlaich
Screenwriter: Klaus Pohl, Frieder Schlaich
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround