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After several years studying medicine in Germany, Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his Ethiopia during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu. His dream of improving the health of Ethiopians squashed by the military junta that exploits scientists for its own political...

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Main Author: Iyer, Vijay (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Negod-Gwad Productions (Producer), Pandora Film (Firm) (Producer), Unlimited (Firm : France) (Producer), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Producer), Trigon-Film
Other Authors: Gerima, Haile (Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Editor), Baumgartner, Karl (Producer), Masini, Mario, Hauser, Maya, Hankin, Loren, Mesfin, Jorga, Ruggle, Walter, 1955-, Arefe, Aaron (Actor), Tedla, Abeye (Actor), Beyene, Takelech (Actor), Tesfahun, Teje (Actor), Baye, Nebiyu (Actor), Zelalem, Mengistu (Actor), Bayu, Wuhib (Actor), Tsega, Zenahbezu (Actor), Abrham, Asrate (Actor), Johnston-Arthur, Araba Evelyn (Actor, Interviewer), Avraham, Veronika
Format: Video DVD
Language:Amharic
German
English
Language Notes:In Amharic, English, German; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: Washington, D.C. : Mypheduh Films, [2008]
Edition:[Widescreen presentation].
Subjects:
Ethiopia > Politics and government > 1974-1991 > Drama.
Dissenters > Ethiopia > Drama.
Human rights > Ethiopia > Drama.
Amharic language > Video recordings for Amharic speakers.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Foreign films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:After several years studying medicine in Germany, Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his Ethiopia during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu. His dream of improving the health of Ethiopians squashed by the military junta that exploits scientists for its own political ends, he must decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments lying around him.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2008.
Includes as a bonus interviews by Walter Ruggle with the director (in English) and Araba Evelyn Johnston-Arthur (in German).
Aspect ratio 16:9.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Mario Masini; cinematographer (bonus), Maya Hauser; editors, Haile Gerima, Loren Hankin; music, Vijay Iyer, Jorga Mesfin; interviews (bonus), Walter Ruggle.