In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama arising out of the timeless yet persistent issues of their lives.
Haile Gerima
Director, Writer
Kasu Asfaw
Mother
Gebru Kasa
Worke Kasa
Melaku Makonen
Father
Worke Kasa
Daughter
Adane Melaku
Son
Harege-Weyn Tafere
Grandmother
Farming62%
Skin64%
Cardboard Boxer63%
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
The Safety of Objects65%
Holy Lands61%
El Chicano66%
Girl in the Box67%
A Dry White Season67%
Little Lord Fauntleroy73%
What Maisie Knew71%
Brotherly Love70%
War Room78%
Hardball64%
Goodbye June66%
Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
Uncut Gems71%
All Together Now67%
Gigi & Nate76%
La joven69%