Under the Hanging Tree

Christina Mureti, an impetuous police officer from the city, is transferred to a small desert town in Namibia where she uncovers a series of grizzly animal sacrifices. Then a German farmer is found hung on the same tree where Christina’s ancestors were hung a century ago during Germany’s colonial war with the Herero. Only when Christina begins to learn about her people’s history and embraces some of its cultural wisdom is she able to solve the case.

Director: Perivi Katjavivi

Cast: Girley Jazama, Dawie Engelbrecht, Roya Diehl, David Ndjavera, Petrina Ndjavera, Christian Siebahl, Otja Kambaekua, Charles Zambwe

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.