Under the Hanging Tree

Perivi Katjavivi

When a German farmer is found hanging from a tree, a hard-boiled police officer is pulled into an investigation that uncovers Namibia’s colonial history and genocide of the Herero people.

DIRECTOR
Perivi Katjavivi
YEAR
2023
COUNTRY
Namibia
RUNTIME
93 minutes
LANGUAGE
English, German, Afrikaans, Otjiherero, and Khoekhoegowab with English subtitles

Q&A with Perivi Katjavivi

In this first-of-its-kind film that dissects Namibia’s colonial past, Christina Mureti, a hard-boiled police officer from the city, is transferred to a small desert village in Namibia, where she uncovers a series of grisly animal sacrifices perhaps linked to the disappearance of the villagers’ children. Then a German farmer is found hung on the same tree where Christina’s ancestors were hung a century ago during Germany’s colonial war and genocide. It is only when Christina begins to learn about her people’s history and embraces some of its cultural wisdom that she will be able to solve the case.

Co-presented with Black Film Space

Under the Hanging Tree
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