Guenter Wallraff blacked up and created the identity of Kwami Ogonno from Somalia for his documentary Black on White which opened in the country's cinemas on Thursday.
During a year undercover, he found campsites, flat rentals and job offers were all closed to him because of his skin colour.
Director Pagonis Pagonakis said the film showed racism was prevalent at all levels of society – and many were proud of their intolerance.
"After 14 months I realised how widespread everyday racism is," he said. "Not just the violence we read about in the media – the everyday racism.
"You can't find a flat, you can't get a job. You are sitting in a bar and someone says to you, 'you nigger'."
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