Angelo (2018)
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Makita Samba, Alba Rohrwacher, Larisa Faber, Kenny Nzogang, Lukas Miko, Gerti Drassl, Michael Rotschopf, Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé
Forcibly taken from Africa to Europe, a boy is taken in by a countess who prepares him for life among the nobility.
The story
At the beginning of the 18th century, a boy is forcibly taken from his home in Africa to Europe. A countess takes him from a slave ship and brings him into her home, choosing him as a “bird of paradise” for her gilded cage. She raises him, teaches him language and music, provides an education, and prepares him for life among the nobility.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
At the beginning of the 18th century, a boy is forcibly taken from his home in the heart of Africa to Europe. A countess takes him off a slave ship and takes him in, choosing him as a “bird of paradise” for her gilded cage. She raises him, teaches him language and music, gives him access to education, and prepares him for life among the nobility. Nevertheless, the boy, who is baptized as a Christian and takes the name Angelo, remains an outsider among white people throughout his life.
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