Adwa (1999)
- Original title
- አድዋ
- Directed by
- Haile Gerima
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary tells the story of the Battle of Adwa in 1896. It shows how Ethiopian forces defeated an Italian army and maintained their country's independence.
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What happens
Adwa - An African Victory (Amharic: አድዋ, romanized: ādiwa) is a 1999 Ethiopian documentary film directed by Haile Gerima. It concerns the Battle of Adowa (Adwa) (1896). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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