German Film at Documentary Film Festival “The Goalgetter’s Ship”

Hanoi: Fri 14 Jun 2013, 7 pm
National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Film
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HCMC: Tue 11 Jun 2013, 7 pm
Hoa Sen University

From Goethe Institut:

Come to the screening of German film at Documentary Film Festival “The Goalgetter’s Ship” presented by director Heidi Specogna.

Child labour and child trafficking are bitter reality in the poor countries of West Africa, although governments keep denying. Change of scenery: During the late 90s, Nigerian Jonathan Akpoborie is a star in Germany’s first football league. In 2001, in order to provide a steady income for his family, Akporobie buys a ship, which his brothers use as a ferry on the West African coast. Through an incident it comes to light that on board more than 200 children were deported as drudges from their home countries. International organisations raise the alarm. When it is revealed, that the ship is owned by famous football player Akpoborie, his career is over and he returns to Nigeria. But how much did he really know, does he bear any blame at all? How are the lives of the saved children proceeding? The film pursues these questions from various angles, in Africa and in Germany. Meanwhile the remains of the ship get covered with water and sand…

Free admission.

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