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Anbessa (2019)
Directed by Mo Scarpelli
“A boy fights back against modernization by becoming a lion (anbessa).”
Documentary, Drama · 1h 26m
Asalif and his mother defy Ethiopia’s omnipresent modern housing development culture, by continuing to live a life characterised by proximity to nature and rootedness in community. The boy counters the ruptures in his accustomed surroundings and the threat posed by the hyena that haunts his neighbourhood by reinventing himself as a hero: as Anbessa, the lion.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Mo Scarpelli
- Writer
- Mo Scarpelli
- Director of Photography
- Mo Scarpelli
- Editor
- Nico Leunen, Thomas Pooters
- Producer
- Caitlin Mae Burke, Mo Scarpelli
Details
- Release date
- 2019-02-11
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- AM
- Spoken languages
- Amharic
- Countries
- United States of America, Ethiopia, Italy
- Production
- Rake Films