Toxi (1952)

Directed by

Robert A. Stemmle

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young black girl enters a German family's life in the 1950s. The story follows how they and their community react to her presence. It reflects the experiences of children born to black American soldiers and white German mothers after World War II.

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What happens

Toxi is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Elfie Fiegert, Paul Bildt and Johanna Hofer. The film's release came as the first wave of children born to black Allied servicemen and white German mothers entered school. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Elfie Fiegert was selected to play Toxi after a mass audition held in Munich. Publicity for the film emphasised the similarities between her own story and that of Toxi. The film was the eighth most popular release at the West German box office in 1952. The name Toxi became widely used as shorthand in the German media when referring to Afro-Germans and their social circumstances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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