Price of Love (2015)

Directed by

Hermon Hailay

Genre

drama film

Country

Ethiopia

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young taxi driver in Addis Ababa loses his taxi after getting tangled with a prostitute. He must face his past and decide what love is worth.

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What happens

Price of Love is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Hermon Hailay which was screened in the Official Selection at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected in Official Competition at FESPACO 2015 where it won the Special Prize of Ouagadougou. It has gone on to compete in numerous international film festivals and won multiple awards. It tells the story of a young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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