Epilogue accompanying photographs from World War II: "Approximately 25,000 Black Germans existed under the Third Reich, including Rhineland children. Some perished in the camp system and others survived to be liberated in 1945. Together with those teens who escaped sterilisation, the survivors defied Hitler's vision of a future Germany without Black Germans."
Appears before opening credits: "There are days when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it." - James Baldwin
According to Asante in a November 2016 interview on Kermode & Mayo's Film review, the movie was first intended to be shot in 2009 and had been launched at that year's Cannes. The project however collapsed.
The song sung by the Hitler Youth boys and girls is Horst Wessel Lied, which was the anthem of the Nazi Party.