Title from Film index international, c1993-1997. Title and credits appear in Amharic at end of film. Kasu Asfaw, Werke Abraha, Melaku Mekonnen, Adane Melaku, Gebru Kassa, Neguse Hailu. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975. A foreign film (Ethiopia).
Summary:
Set in Ethiopia, a peasant family struggles for survival on the farm of a wealthy feudal landowner. The film's pace and visual style is geared to the rhythms of daily life, providing a sensitive portrayal of the details and dramas of everyday reality. The drama is set in motion by the teen-age son and daughter who contest traditional social roles, the tyrannical behavior of the landowner and the visionary and revolutionary deeds of the local madman.
Series:
African/African-American film series ; v. 3
OCLC:
(OCoLC)41395981
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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