DEATH OF A SAINT

Filmforum NRW
Bischofsgartenstr. 1, 50667 Köln
Di, 24.09.2024
Start: 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr

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About the Event

DEATH OF A SAINT

R: Patricia Bbaale Bandak; Uganda/DK 2024; OmeU; DCP; 90 min. 

An Heiligabend 1989, als die Regisseurin Patricia Bbaale Bandak zwei Jahre alt ist, wird ihre Mutter im Haus der Familie in Uganda ermordet. An Heiligabend 2013 bringt Patricia eine Tochter zur Welt, die sie nach ihrer verstorbenen Mutter Imelda nennt. Mit dem Wunsch, die Geschichte ihrer Mutter kennenzulernen und Fragen aufzuwerfen, die niemand zu stellen wagte, reist die Regisseurin nach Uganda. Kann die Wahrheit wirklich jemals herausgefunden werden, um die Vergangenheit zu rekonstruieren. Wie lässt sich eine Person porträtieren, wenn die Kultur vorschreibt, dass der Ruf einer verstorbenen Person unantastbar ist? DEATH OF A SAINT geht von einer persönlichen Suche aus, um universelle Themen wie Mutterschaft und Vergebung zu behandeln.


On Christmas Eve 1989, when director Patricia Bbaale Bandak was two years old, her mother was murdered in the family home in Uganda. On Christmas Eve 2013, Patricia gave birth to a daughter whom she named Imelda, in homage to her late mother. Desperate to get to know her mother and to raise the questions that no one has dared to ask, the director travels to Uganda. Can we ever really discover the truth and reconstruct the past? How do you paint a portrait of a person when culture dictates that you should not speak ill of the dead? DEATH OF A SAINT starts from a personal quest and goes on to tackle universal themes such as motherhood and forgiveness.

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