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SLEEPING SICKNESS

Schlafkrankheit

Directed by Ulrich Köhler
Germany, France, 2011
Drama
  • 9292 minutes

Synopsis

German doctor Ebbo and his wife have spent two decades combating an epidemic of sleeping sickness in Cameroon. Soon, they will return to Europe, causing an identity crisis for Ebbo. When a young black doctor travels to Africa to evaluate the efficiency of the program, nothing goes according to plan.

Synopsis

German doctor Ebbo and his wife have spent two decades combating an epidemic of sleeping sickness in Cameroon. Soon, they will return to Europe, causing an identity crisis for Ebbo. When a young black doctor travels to Africa to evaluate the efficiency of the program, nothing goes according to plan.