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Under the Hanging Tree

2023

A hot-headed city police officer transferred to a remote Namibian desert town uncovers a string of ritual animal killings, and then a German farmer is found hanged, drawing her into a case entangled with the country's colonial history. A moody thriller.

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Part of 5 Essential Films from Namibia

This film is stop 3 of 5 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Namibia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Namibia in the 196 country film challenge.