Directed by Yared Zeleke
2015 | 94 min. | Ethiopia, France, Germany, Norway, Qatar | Amharic with English subtitles | New England premiere
A father sends his son to live with relatives on a farm while he finds work in Addis Ababa after his wife dies. The boy brings along his beloved lamb to help him through the lonely days, which his relatives threaten to sacrifice for an upcoming Christian feasting holiday. A film filled with lush landscapes and details of a lifestyle faremoved from the West.
Ethiopia’s first-ever submission as the Academy Award’s Best Foreign Language Film and the first Ethiopian film to be an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.