{"id":41079,"date":"2024-11-06T17:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/looks.film\/?p=41079"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:28:03","slug":"oury-jalloh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/looks.film\/en\/oury-jalloh\/","title":{"rendered":"Oury Jalloh \u2013 Death in Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;41102&#8243; background_position_vertical=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1730974577733{background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591600707685{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591600711648{padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span class=\"dtable--txt\">2024 | Documentary\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Oury Jalloh &#8211; Death in Custody<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592215524041{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588327151504{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E808OKjK_o0?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #242424;\">For some, the case is an unfathomable scandal involving both the police and the judiciary. For others a vast conspiracy theory. What really happened on January 7th 2005 at the police station in Dessau, Germany? One thing is certain: at 12.20pm, the fire brigade found a man\u00a0in cell no. 5, \u00a0burnt beyond recognition\u00a0&#8211; Oury Jalloh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #242424;\">For almost 20 years, the death of the asylum seeker from Sierra Leone has caused outrage and an ongoing debate. Conflicting witness testimonies, an unexplained fire and numerous cryptic leads have cast doubt on official explanations and made the case a symbol of alleged police violence and institutional racism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #242424;\">Going beyond current news coverage, this extensively researched and multi-perspective series is the first comprehensive cinematic examination of the Oury Jalloh case. It sheds light not only on the events of that fateful day, but also on the years-long struggle for justice. Friends, lawyers, forensic experts and, for the first time, a senior police officer speak out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590585294391{padding-right: 70px !important;padding-left: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<em><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fr.de\/kultur\/tv-kino\/oury-jalloh-tod-polizei-revier-dessau-ungeklaert-ard-dokumentation-tv-93435639.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The right documentary at the right time&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/em><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><br \/>\nFrankfurter Rundschau<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/ARD-Serie-Warum-verbrannte-Oury-Jalloh\/!6048432\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8220;Taking another prominent look at the case today will help ensure it continues to be remembered.&#8221;<\/em><\/a><br \/>\ntaz<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berliner-zeitung.de\/mensch-metropole\/neue-doku-serie-wer-hat-in-der-zelle-die-matratze-von-oury-jalloh-angezuendet-li.2275608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;An exciting and authentic true-Crime production.&#8221;<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nBerliner Zeitung<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de\/warum-verbrannte-oury-jalloh-neue-ard-doku-serie-beleuchtet-den-fall-dlf-kultur-0a746479-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8220;One achievement of \u2018Oury Jalloh \u2013 Death in Custody\u2019 is the continued telling of an unfinished story in a complex documentary series format. The other, is not only conducting background interviews with police officers but also finding one who dares to appear on camera for the first time. \u2026 This makes it possible to effectively document aspects of police work that are both problematic and scandalous.&#8221;<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nDeutschlandradio Kultur<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisma.de\/news\/tv\/ARD-Crime-Time-Warum-verbrannte-Oury-Jalloh-Alle-Infos-zur-sechsteiligen-ARD-Dokumentation-gibt-es-hier,50595502\"><em>&#8220;It\u2019s good that the production, despite its meticulous focus on the case itself, also takes the time to explore Jalloh\u2019s background and includes descriptions from his friends.&#8221;<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nPrisma \/ teleschau \u2013 der mediendienst[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Distribution<\/strong><br \/>\nBettina Offermann<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:distribution@looks.film\">distribution@looks.film<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Excecutive Producer<\/strong><br \/>\nRegina Bouchehri<br \/>\nGunnar Dedio<br \/>\nBirgit Rasch<\/p>\n<p><strong>A production by<br \/>\n<\/strong>LOOKSfilm<\/p>\n<p><strong>for<\/strong><br \/>\nWDR, SWR, BR, MDR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creative Producer<\/strong><br \/>\nVeronika Christmann<br \/>\nPaul Wiederhold<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written &amp; directed by<\/strong><br \/>\nBence M\u00e1t\u00e9<br \/>\nAnna Herbst<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commissioning Editors<\/strong><br \/>\nBritta Windhoff, WDR<br \/>\nSabine Harder, SWR<br \/>\nIna-Katrin H\u00fcttig, MDR<br \/>\nAstrid Harms-Limmer, BR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Manager<\/strong><br \/>\nHolger Koop<br \/>\nGertrudis Wilms, WDR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding<\/strong><br \/>\nMitteldeutsche Medienf\u00f6rderung<br \/>\nCreative Europe[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;37300&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41159&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592215547923{padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,164,179,203,202,196,256],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oury Jalloh \u2013 Death in Custody - LOOKSfilm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The death of the asylum seeker Oury Jalloh has caused an ongoing debate. 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