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Original title: Etz Teena
Year: 2018
Running time: 93 min.
Country: Ethiopia
Director: Aalam-Warqe Davidian
Screenwriter: Aalam-Warqe Davidian
Cast: Betalehem Asmamawe, Mareta Getachew, Weyenshiet Belachew, Mitiku Haylu, Yohannes Musa, Rodas Gizaw
Music: John Gürtler, Jan Miserre
Cinematography: Daniel Miller
Producer: Co-production Ethiopia-Israel-France-Germany;
Av medien penrose, Black Sheep Film Productions, En Compagnie Des Lamas
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: 14 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong.

Awards: 2018: Toronto Film Festival: Best Female Director

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