Credits
DIRECTOR | Haile Gerima |
YEAR | 2008 |
SYNOPSIS | Anberber has studied in Germany and returns post-graduate to Ethiopia. He is full of hope that he can support his country with his newly acquired knowledge. It's a story about hope and disillusionment, about foreignness and homeland. |
LENGTH | 140 min. |
FORMAT | colour, S-16mm & HD blow-up to 35mm |
CAST | Aron Arefe, Abiye Tedla, Takelech Beyene, Teje Tesfahun, Nebiyu Baye, Mengistu Zelalem, Wuhib Bayu, Zenahbezu Tsega, Asrate Abrham, Araba Evelyn Johnston-Arthur, Veronika Avraham |
SHOOTING LOCATION | Ethiopia & Köln (Germany) |
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE |
Amharic |
CO PRODUCTION WITH | Pandora Film Produktion/ Negod-gwad Production in co-production with Unlimited and Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
SUPPORTED BY | Filmstiftung NRW, WDR/ ARTE, Filmförderung Hamburg-Schleswig-Holstein, Hubert Bals Fund, Fonds Sud Cinéma Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication CNC, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères France, Fonds Images Afrique, Union Européenne (Fonds européen de développement), Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg, Région Alsace |
WORLD SALES | The Match Factory |
FESTIVALS AWARDS | Venice Competition 2008: Special Jury Prize, Best Screenplay, Signis Award, Unicef Award, CinemAvvenire Award), Toronto Masters 2008, Carthage-Tunesia 2008: (Golden Tanit-Best Film Award, Best Script, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Support. Actor- Abeye Tedla |
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SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | |
DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | |
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PRODUCERS | Haile Gerima, Karl Baumgartner (producers), Marie-Michèle Cattelain & Philippe Avril (co-producers), Joachim von Mengershausen, Salome Gerima (associate producers) |
WRITERS | Haile Gerima |
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Mario Masini |
EDITING | Haile Gerima, Loren Hankin |
CASTING | |
PRODUCTION | Pedro Pimenta (production Ethopia), Yemane Demissie (1st AD), Johannes Rexin & Sascha Verhey (production Germany) |
SOUND | Pedro Pimenta (production Ethopia), Yemane Demissie (1st AD), Johannes Rexin & Sascha Verhey (production Germany) |
ART DIRECTION | Patrick Dechesne, Alain-Pascal Housiaux, Seyum Ayana (art directors), Tim Pannen (Germany) |
COSTUMES | Wassene Hailu-Klotz |
MAKE UP HAIR | Françoise Dael, Daniel Schröder |
MUSIC | Vijay Iyer & Jorga Mesfin |