Namibia - Return to a New Country
Starting in 1979, nearly 2,000 children were evacuated from Namibia (and refugee camps in neighboring Angola and Zambia) to protect them from the violence of civil war between South Africa and the socialist liberation movement, SWAPO. In a gesture of allyship with SWAPO, the GDR accepted almost 500 children for their “protection, education, and socialist training.” In 1990, they were suddenly returned—after Namibia's independence and first all-race elections, which took place the same week as the Berlin Wall opened. The young people interviewed in this film reflect on the experiences of the Namibian children who spent their childhoods in East Germany, focusing especially on their sense of identity and the difficulties they faced fitting into society.
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- What is Namibia - Return to a New Country about?
- Starting in 1979, nearly 2,000 children were evacuated from Namibia (and refugee camps in neighboring Angola and Zambia) to protect them from the violence of civil war between South Africa and the socialist liberation movement, SWAPO. In a gesture of allyship with SWAPO, the GDR accepted almost 500 children for their “protection, education, and socialist training.” In 1990, they were suddenly returned—after Namibia's independence and first all-race elections, which took place the same week as the Berlin Wall opened. The young people interviewed in this film reflect on the experiences of the Namibian children who spent their childhoods in East Germany, focusing especially on their sense of identity and the difficulties they faced fitting into society.
- Who directed Namibia - Return to a New Country?
- Namibia - Return to a New Country was directed by Christoph Schuch.
- How long is Namibia - Return to a New Country?
- Namibia - Return to a New Country has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Namibia - Return to a New Country?
- Namibia - Return to a New Country is a Documentary film.
- Where was Namibia - Return to a New Country produced?
- Namibia - Return to a New Country was produced in Germany, Namibia.