The refugee crisis may have divided Germany and sown discord in family households, but it could ultimately help the country be more at ease with its new-found liberal identity.
At the start of this year, Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary Fire at Sea, observing the refugee crisis through the eyes of Lampedusa locals, also won the top prize at the Berlinale film festival.
The approval rating for Nigerians applying for asylum in Germany currently lies at about 8%.
Played by Belgian actor Eric Kabongo – who is pictured but not named on the posters promoting the film – asylum seeker Diallo eventually manages to gain a residence permit.