Zelle 5 – Eine Rekonstruktion

Summary

On 7 January 2005, Oury Jalloh burns to death with his hands and feet bound in a cell at Dessau police station. "Cell 5 - A Reconstruction" is a forensic investigation into his death. The film takes "an unbiased stance and presents the events without moral prejudice. This approach allows the reverberations of the shock to go far beyond the immediate action and draw attention to the spectre of structural racism, which has its roots deep in society," writes the jury of the Hessian Film Prize in its citation for the Best Short Film Award, which was presented to Zelle 5 in October 2023.

Source: 17. LICHTER Filmfestival Frankfurt International