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Haile Gerima/ Ethiopia - Germany - France/ Amharic,English,German/ 2008/ Colour/ 140 minutes

African intellectual Anberber return his native country, Ethiopia after three decades. As Anberber completed his medical training in Europe, he planned to return to Ethiopia and use his knowledge to help battle disease and raise the standard of living at home. But when he arrived in 1989, just as the collapse of the Berlin Wall was changing the face of global politics, he found an Ethiopia in even worse straits than when he left. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lay around him.

Muhr Award for Best Composer of Dubai International Film Festival

Grand Prize (Etalon de Yennega) of Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival

Dioraphte Award in Rotterdam International Film Festival

Human Values Award in Thessaloniki Film Festival

Golden Osella for best screenplay in Venice Film Festival

SIGNIS Award (Honorable Mention) in Venice Film Festival

Special Jury Prize in Venice Film Festival

Director: Haile Gerima

Screenplay: Haile Gerima

Cast: Aaron Arefe, Takelech Beyene, Abiye Tedla

Original Music: Vijay Iyer, Jorga Mesfin 

Cinematographer: Mario Masini

Editor: Haile Gerima, Loren Hankin