A Visions Du Réel, the Beautiful Days of Soft Neocolonialism in "Meanwhile in Namibia"

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At the beginning of the 20th century, Germany colonized Namibia and perpetrated a genocide there. Today, it imagines development aid that only perpetuates racism. "Meanwhile in Namibia" bears witness to this indecent tutelage.Before the screening of the film, director Jonas Spriestersbach warned the spectators: see Meanwhile in Namibia, it's "like when we do car sharing and we come across a team with nauseating words." The comparison is correct.…