Code der Angst

In the organizer's words:

• DE 2023
• 82 min
• Director: Appolain Siewe
• FSK: from 12 years
• Documentary: Original version with German voiceover and subtitles where applicable

Screenings:

• Thu, June 5, 2025 - Wed, June 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

"Committed cinema, enlightening documentary and meticulous storytelling. And worth seeing in every respect."

Jürgen Kiontke, Amnesty Journal

In 2013, the young journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Eric Lembembe was murdered in Cameroon. He was tortured and beaten to death because he was gay. Shocked by this gruesome murder in his home country, filmmaker Appolain Siewe sets off for Cameroon to find out more about the situation of LGBTQ people there. He soon realizes that Lembembe's murder is not an isolated case. Why is homophobia so firmly anchored in Cameroonian society? What role does colonization play in this?