The reason why this movie wasn't received to well is because it claims to be based on facts but isn't. The writer of the "autobiography" "Feuerherz" had to admit in front of a court, that most of her supposed real-life story was a pretty bold lie. But the productioncompany still tried to clinge to that "based upon facts"-selling point, which basically is an insult to the african hometown the heroin stems from. Not a nice move.
shareUnfortunately the reason it may have been booed at is because the Eritrean government is doing everything it can to discredit the movie.
I have read the book, but not seen the movie. For those who are not clued-in, Eritrea is the most repressive state in the world according to Reporters Without Borders.
In Eritrea it is illegal to write down something on a piece of paper and hand it to someone on the street. Private internet connections are illegal, and no criticisms of the state are tolerated.
They have a ministry of information designed to close down dissent, wherever it occurs in the world, and what happened in Berlin was just another example of this.
The way it works is that the Eritrean government mobilises its expat supporters and feeds them information that the movie is bad. It encourages them to vent their spleen and tells them where it will screen.
I wouldn't pay too much heed to what happened in Berlin. It says more about the repression in Eritrea than it does about the movie itself.