A Black teen in Berlin invents his way through racism and romance—awkwardly, brilliantly, and with zero chill.
A gently humorous look at otherness and xenophobia in modern day German with this tale of a black Berlin teen named Leroy who rediscovers his roots after falling for a pretty white girl and meeting her racist family.
Acting
Morel's deadpan delivery makes every microaggression land twice.
Writing
Balances cringe comedy with genuine emotional gut-punches.
Director
Armin Völckers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few German films centered on Afro-German experience in the 2000s, released when Germany was only beginning public discourse on its Black diaspora.
Director Armin Völckers deliberately cast Günther Kaufmann—former Fassbinder muse with his own complex racialized celebrity—to play Leroy’s father, layering meta-commentary on Black German visibility.
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