Esther Bejarano

THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German neo-Nazis, the US leading racist, the notorious Tom Metzger and Ku Klux Klan members in the alarming twilight of the Midwest. In The ARYANS Mo questions the completely wrong interpretation of "Aryanism" - a phenomenon of the tall, blond and blue-eyed master race.

Based on interviews with leading Neonazis and Holocaust deniers, as well as archival material from conspiratorial meetings, the film briefly reveals the state of the German Neonazi scene.

Esther Bejarano was able to survive Auschwitz thanks to music. At the age of 92, the singer realizes a dream and gives concerts in Cuba with her son Joram and the rap group Microphone Mafia. The audience is amazed to hear her life story, and Esther finally gets an answer to the question of whether revolutionary Cuba has eliminated anti-Semitism. In sensitive images, the film tells of an encounter in friendship. Rousing concert recordings make the enthusiasm of the Cuban audience for a unique woman and her dream of a world whose sky rises equally for all who live under it tangible.

Claus von Wagner and Max Uthoff take a satirical look at social and political grievances. Together with their guests, they present topical cabaret in ever new styles and roles.