"A Tanzanian family tries to reclaim their ancestor's remains more than 100 years after German colonial powers stole them. Lawyer John Mbano is on a mission. His great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, a leader of the Ngoni people in southern Tanzania, was executed by the German colonial army in 1906, and his head was taken to Germany for racist scientific research. Generations of the family have been haunted by this trauma to this day."
"His great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, a leader of the Ngoni people in southern Tanzania, was executed by the German colonial army in 1906, and his head was taken to Germany for racist scientific research. Generations of the family have been haunted by this trauma to this day. John and his wife, Cesilia, a history teacher, embark on a life-changing journey to Berlin in search of their ancestor's skull, hoping that it can be buried with dignity back home."
Lawyer John Mbano seeks the return of his great-grandfather's skull taken during German colonial rule more than a century ago. Songea Mbano, a leader of the Ngoni people in southern Tanzania, was executed by the German colonial army in 1906 and his head was transported to Germany for racist scientific research. Generations of the family continue to experience trauma from the theft and execution. John and his wife, Cesilia, a history teacher, travel to Berlin to locate the ancestral remains. The couple hopes to reclaim and repatriate the skull so it can be buried with dignity back in Tanzania. The story is captured in the documentary The Empty Grave.
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