Rating:
5.3/10 by 14 users
Sam: A Saxon (2023)
Based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, this miniseries follows Sam’s desperate search for a place he can call home, as he fights for recognition and justice. Sam goes from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification.
Writing:
- Tyron Ricketts
- Chris Silber
- Jörg Winger
Release Date:
Wed, Apr 26, 2023
Country: DE
Language: De
Runtime:
Country: DE
Language: De
Runtime:
Malick Bauer
Sam Meffire
Tyron Ricketts
Alex
Svenja Jung
Yvonne
Luise von Finckh
Antje
Carina Wiese
Regine
Paula Essam
Sabine
Ivy Quainoo
Jenny
Thorsten Merten
Major Schreier
Martin Brambach
Eggert
Jonas Leonhardi
Henry
Merlin Rose
Rene
Max Schimmelpfennig
Bodo
Amanda Mincewicz
Nicole
Agnes Mann
Moderatorin
Season 1:
After the birth of his son, Sam is torn between family and a career in the East German police force.
Sam’s career creates increasing tensions within his family, coming to a head when the wall falls.
Sam finds an Afro-German community and love, but just as everything goes well, they are attacked.
Back at the police, Sam becomes a media celebrity and gets promoted to join a special unit.
Increasingly frustrated with the police, Sam hunts down a neo-Nazi leader on his own terms.
Under pressure, Sam bankrolls his company with criminal activities, until someone ends up dead.
Sam escapes to the Congo, seeking refuge with his uncle, but ends up in a Dresden court and prison.
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