Destined to Witness
- Veronica Ferres: Bertha Baetz
- Thando Walbaum: Hans -Jürgen ( young people )
- Steve- Marvin Dwumah: Hans -Jürgen ( Child)
- Luka Kumi: Hans -Jürgen (Toddler)
- Götz Schubert: Franz choice
- Petra Kelling: Elisabeth Möller
- Michael Ginsburg: Walter Lehmann
- Jürgen Tarrach: William Mahnke
- Max fields: Klaus Mahnke
- Lea Fassbender: Evchen John
- Frederick Lau: Fiete Petersen
- Adrian Topol: Ernst Kroeger
- Jonathan Kinsler: Momolu Massaquoi
- January Niklas Berg: Fritz Goldstein
- Helmut Zhuber: Hinrich Wriede
Negro, negro, chimney sweep! is the screen adaptation of the autobiography of the German - Liberia agent Hans -Jürgen Massaquoi. The two-parter was first seen on ZDF on 1 and 2 October 2006 and was filmed on location in Cologne, Düren, Wittenberg and Hamburg.
Action
Hans -Jürgen Massaquoi was born in Hamburg in 1926, the son of German nurse Bertha Baetz and that coming from Liberia and studying in Dublin Al Haj Massaquoi. His father never learns to know Hans -Jürgen. His paternal grandfather is Momolu Massaquoi, Consul General of Liberia in Hamburg and the first diplomat from an African country in Germany.
After a short, carefree life in the villa of his grandfather Hans -Jürgen pulls in childhood with his mother in a working-class neighborhood to Hamburg - Barmbek -South, because the grandfather in Liberia is used as Postmaster General. In the neighborhood he meets Klaus Mahnke and Fiete Petersen, two lifelong friends. He stayed while his mother works as a nurse at night, with Elisabeth Möller, who later heard almost to the family; as well as Franz choice, the Bertha had met at work and falls in love later. He is but compelled, due to its position as HR, to join the party.
Because of his dark skin color the boy arise in the emerging Third Reich numerous problems. So he is at a disadvantage, for example, despite a good performance in school or pilloried in school sports, as well as the joining to the German young people, the Wehrmacht or the access to air -raid shelters in attacks they will be denied. He and his mother have to fight against prejudices and try to survive in ever becoming inhuman times, with Francis as a party member only conditionally stand by the family, which is why Bertha finally separates from him. Nevertheless, Hans -Jürgen combine the love for Germany and the desire, one of your being, with the "Aryan" Germans.
Hans -Jürgen falls in love with the blond and fair-skinned Evchen John. When they are caught, he was arrested by the Gestapo and comes only through the help of his good friend, the policeman free. With its help, and many other kind people succeed Hans -Jürgen and his mother to survive the war in Hamburg.
Criticism
" The problem of a book adaptation, which only has limited time to tell their story, grabs the film: The action flies in fast motion there; sometimes it acts simplified and scarce. The second part is gaining pace and drama. Especially by the play of star cast a moving piece of film was that encourages human warmth and solidarity. "