Sam A Saxon True Story: Who is real Samuel Meffire, the first Afro-German Police officer & where is he now?

Sam A Saxon is a true story based on Samuel Meffire, East Germany's first Black policeman who went on to become a media star after reunification but ended the 90s in jail

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Hulu and Disney Plus are buzzing with the arrival of the much-awaited series Sam A Saxon. Sam A Saxon was released on Hulu for streaming for Americans and on Disney Plus for the world to witness an incredible story that changed the history of Eastern Germany forever. Created by Chris Silber, Jörg Winger and Tyron Ricketts, Sam A Saxon is a multistarrer movie including Malick Bauer, Svenja Jung, and Luise von Finckh in the lead roles. While Sam A Saxon is termed an incredibly inspiring story, it is also the first German-language original from Disney+ and all set to garner German fans and even American fans on its platform. With Sam A Saxon is available for streaming on Hulu in US and Disney Plus for the rest of the world, fans are wondering whether it is actually a true story or not. Well, Sam A Saxon is a true story based on Samuel Meffire, East Germany's first Black policeman who went on to become a media star after reunification but ended the 90s in jail. Assuming you have landed on this page, you have already watched Sam A Saxon on Hulu or Disney Plus and want to know more about real Samuel Meffire. To know about real Samuel Meffire of Sam A Saxon, continue reading-

Who is Samuel Meffire?

As mentioned above Samuel Meffire is a former German Police Officer who was also East Germany’s first Black policeman. The story of Samuel Meffire is inspiring as he rose to fame as part of a campaign against xenophobia. For the unversed, xenophobia is basically hatred towards people of foreign culture or foreigners. Notably, Sam A Saxon revolves around Samuel and it shows how he was forced to join the Police forces of Germany. Growing up an outsider in Germany, Sam was forced to join the police force after his father’s murder and rises to become, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of modern society in the post-reunification Germany of the 1990s. However, few years later, Samuel ended up behind bars himself, as an enemy of the state. While Samuel Meffire was forced to join the German Police Force, he rose to fame in 1992 when he became a poster boy for his aggressive campaign against Xenophobia. Not only this Samuel also took part in multiple television shows and in similar context he attended meetings with then Minister of the Interior of Saxony, Heinz Eggert. However, in 1994, he resigned from the Saxony Police forces and ultimate;y in 1996 landed up in prison at the Dresden Regional Court for robbery , serious bodily harm and coercion , of which he served almost seven years. Notab;y, Samuel had also confessed of robbing multiple people including pensioner, a bar, a brothel and even a post office with the help of his associates. Howeve, despite being a confessed criminal, Samuel under relaxation of prisoner sentences was allowed to leave the prison on hourly basis and through that he also took a year-long training course to become a media designer. After he was released from prison, Samuel worked with various educational sectors, and today he is now a writer.

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Since 2015, Meffire has worked as a trainer for dangerous situations, including for refugee aid teams, for paramedics and university staff. And as of now, he lives in Bonn and has two daughters. Although Samuel's life sound not that much exciting, Sam A Saxon Series will indeed give you thrills as it will showcase what actually happened behind the scenes.

The official synopsis of the series says, "Based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, this miniseries follows Sam’s desperate search for a place he can call home, as he fights for recognition and justice. Sam goes from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification."

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