Cell 5 - A Reconstruction


Cell 5 - A Reconstruction
Cell 5 - A Reconstruction
Directed byMario Pfeifer
Directed by
Mario Pfeifer
On January 7th 2005 an asylum seeker, shackled at his hands and feet, dies in a fire in cell number five of a police station in Dessau, Germany. With "Cell 5" Mario Pfeifer reconstructs the case of Oury Jalloh's death using legal documents, testimonies, audio-visual archives, and collaborates with the forensic expert Iain Peck to reproduce an accurate fire experiment. All in an attempt to answer: How could Oury Jalloh burn to death?
Last Updated: November 15, 2025