Sam Meffire is the son of an African father and an East-German mother living in the former GDR. In 1992 he was the first black East German policeman and became famous thanks to an advertising campaign in a local newspaper featuring his face under the headline "A Saxon." Unfortunately, East Germany wasn't ready for multiculturalism, and Sam had a hard time in the police force. In 1996, Sam picked up a gun and chose a career of crime, committing several armed robberies and blackmail. He is now serving a 10-year prison sentence. This documentary tries to find answers to the intriguing question of how a man who was once seen as the poster boy of a new Germany could ultimately sink so deep.

In German with English Subtitles

Director: Branwen Okpako
Production: German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Screenplay: Branwen Okpako
Photography: Susanne Schuele
Editor: Calle Overweg
Sound: Dirk Niemeier
Cast: Sam Meffire