{"id":5207,"date":"2026-09-14T13:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/de\/?p=5207"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:56:22","slug":"meanwhile-in-namibia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/de\/en\/2026\/09\/14\/meanwhile-in-namibia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile in Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\">Meanwhile in Namibia<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mobile-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-de24dc95 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-bc01e675 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f0d5df8b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mobile-wrapping-row is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b2a3033 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director: Jonas Spriestersbach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duration: 114 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Languages: German, Afrikaans, English, Otjiherero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subtitles: English<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-16d1eb73\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German government refuses to pay reparations for its occupation of Namibia and the genocide of the indigenous population. Instead, it implements a development aid program, exhibiting the descendants of the victims in a way that draws a bitter parallel to the history of human zoos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile in Namibia takes us to the former german colony, where colonial violence and expropriation have shaped the country&#8217;s society to this day. This brutally honest depiction of parts of a very unequal society does not shy away from exposing racist language and practices that some white residents still seem to consider to be &#8222;normal&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Content Warning: This film contains racist language and imagery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-62aae154\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12.11.26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8:15 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"poster-films-grid wp-block-post-featured-image wp-container-content-c2ee311c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Meanwhile-in-Namibia_Format.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Meanwhile-in-Namibia_Format.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Meanwhile-in-Namibia_Format-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Meanwhile-in-Namibia_Format-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Meanwhile-in-Namibia_Format-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-97eaa101 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8eb075f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-e1bb55cb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trailer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meanwhile in Namibia - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hsvx6DEd4J0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer medium-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5207]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1038\" data-id=\"5342\" src=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia3-1536x830.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5207]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1038\" data-id=\"5340\" src=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia1-1536x830.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5207]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1038\" data-id=\"5341\" src=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Meanwhile_in_Namibia2-1536x830.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:95px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer medium-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/films\">Back to the films<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenmotions-filmfestival.de\/festival-programme\">Back to the festival programme<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director: Jonas Spriestersbach Duration: 114 min Languages: German, Afrikaans, English, Otjiherero Subtitles: English The German government refuses to pay reparations for its occupation of Namibia and the genocide of the indigenous population. 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