# Das Leere Grab (2024)

**Genres:** Documentary

**Duration:** 97 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [7.3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30886816/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.6](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-empty-grave/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: no votes yet, Popcornmeter: no votes yet](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_empty_grave)

## Description

Songea, Tanzania. John Mbano is on a mission to find the human remains of his great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, who was executed by the German colonial army.

## Details

**Premiere:** 23 May 2024

**Director:** Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay

**Cast:** Ernest Kaaya, Felix Kaaya, Cesilia Mbano, John Mbano, Simon Rieber

**Countries:** Germany, Tanzania, United Republic of

**Languages:** German, Swahili

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvWC4OHCT5g)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-05-29 (Friday)

- **[OFF Broadway](/cinemas/279-off-broadway.md) (Neustadt-Süd):** [2026-05-29 17:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/off-broadway-kino-koeln/vorstellung/8DB71000023MHWBOTF?appView=1)  (OmU)