After her sister is murdered, Naomi travels to Germany from Peru for the trial. Naomi, 20, lives a simple life with her younger siblings in Peru. Her older sister got married in Germany and was apparently happy. But now she is dead, murdered by her German husband, and Naomi is in a state of shock. Travelling with her mother to the country of the crime is the last thing Naomi wants to do. But then she decides to accompany her mom and ends up testifying at the trial in Berlin as a joint plaintiff. The film, based on intensive research of numerous court cases, takes a close look at the language and process of a court case in the context of marriage and poverty migration.
Based on a true story: The film examines the German justice system and its structural bias.
After her sister is murdered, Naomi travels to Germany from Peru for the trial.
Naomi, 20, lives a simple life with her younger siblings in Peru. Her older sister got married in Germany and was apparently happy. But now she is dead, murdered by her German husband, and Naomi is in a state of shock.
Travelling with her mother to the country of the crime is the last thing Naomi wants to do. But then she decides to accompany her mom and ends up testifying at the trial in Berlin as a joint plaintiff.
The film, based on intensive research of numerous court cases, takes a close look at the language and process of a court case in the context of marriage and poverty migration.