In Ethiopia, Frank Michalka has found a new home and left his criminal past behind. But happiness does not last long and the former offender must go back to Germany. Once there, he immediately falls back into old patterns and robbed a bank.
Acting
Vogel's exhausted, desperate physicality carries every scene.
Writing
Refuses easy redemption—Frank's relapse feels tragically inevitable.
Cinematography
Ethiopia's warmth vs. Germany's gray prisons, stark visual contrast.
Director
Tim Trageser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare German TV film shooting extensively in Ethiopia, using local actors like Sayat Demissie in substantial roles rather than exotic backdrop.
Based loosely on real cases of German criminals attempting rehabilitation abroad, questioning whether geographic escape can ever outpace psychological imprisonment.
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