We tell the story of Sinto Johann ‘Rukeli’ Trollmann, who became German boxing champion in 1933 and was later murdered by the Nazis in a concentration camp. After the Nazis stripped him of his championship title and he was on the run for years, he fought for Germany at the front during the Second World War. After three years in the Wehrmacht, he was deported to a concentration camp, where he had to fight show matches with SS officers. When he struck down his supervisor during one of these fights, Trollmann was backstabbed by the same supervisor the next day.
In addition to Trollmann’s story, current biographical experiences of young refugees who have found temporary accommodation in Bonn or have now found their new home here permanently are told on stage. In scenic breaks, they tell the audience about their personal struggles for survival, their values and their dreams for the future. In this way, a bridge is built between the struggles for survival of minorities back then and the refugee crisis today.
