Teza (2008)

Original title

ጤዛ

Directed by

Haile Gerima

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Ethiopia, Germany

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Ethiopian man returns to his home country after studying abroad. He confronts the political upheaval and personal losses caused by the Derg regime.

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What happens

Teza (Amharic: ጤዛ Ṭeza, "Dew") is a 2008 Ethiopian drama film about the Derg period in Ethiopia. Teza won the top award at the 2009 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou. The film was directed and written by Haile Gerima. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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