Does the mask of the Makonde really have magic powers and can it settle the terrible quarrel between Johanna and her best friend? Johanna desperately needs the mask, but before her eyes it is stolen from Leipzig's Grassi Museum and Grandpa Kito is considered the prime suspect! Kito has just appeared from Tanzania and wants the mask, brutally stolen in colonial times, to return to his village. For Johanna, there is more at stake than unmasking the real thief - she must find her own identity.

Das Geheimnis der gestohlenen Maske (2026)

October 29, 2026 100 min

AdventureFamilyFantasy

Director: Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye  ·  Writers: Eva Lezzi, Anna Prassler

Does the mask of the Makonde really have magic powers and can it settle the terrible quarrel between Johanna and her best friend? Johanna desperately needs the mask, but before her eyes it is stolen from Leipzig's Grassi Museum and Grandpa Kito is considered the prime suspect! Kito has just appeared from Tanzania and wants the mask, brutally stolen in colonial times, to return to his village. For Johanna, there is more at stake than unmasking the real thief - she must find her own identity.

Director

Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye

Cast

Muinè Keune Johanna Morris Mayer Anton Greta Kasalo Sweta Rosa Henriette Löwe Malick Bauer Johannas Father Peri Baumeister Johannas Mother Komi Togbonou Kito Claudia Michelsen Dr. Fischer Franz Dinda Markward Ottinger Marina Blanke Frau Pütz Julian Janssen Moritz Caroline Hanke Melanie