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Yared Zeleke | Ethiopia, France, Germany, Norway, Qatar | 2015 | 94 min | Amharic | e.s.
The young Ephraim is left to his own devices, even though he is still almost a child. His father left him behind with relatives to go and seek his fortune elsewhere. Ephaim’s biggest friend is his sheep: he is inseparable from the animal. One day his uncle tells him that the sheep has to be slaughtered for a religious sacrifice. Ephraim, who can’t do much apart from cook well, does everything he can not to lose his sheep. Without the film being strictly autobiographical, the filmmaker bases the characters and mood on his own childhood memories. And just like Ephraim he enjoyed being in the kitchen. Life was hard in those years – years of dictatorship and starvation – yet it was possible to have a fairly happy childhood. The film was screened during the last Cannes festival in the Un Certain Regard section and was hence also the first Ethiopian film invited by the prestigious festival.
Place: CINEMA 6
Date: 8 April 2016
Time: 19:30
Duration: 1:30
Place: CINEMA 6
Date: 10 April 2016
Time: 21:00
Duration: 1:30
Year in
Festival
2016
Director
Camera
Josée Deshaies
Cast
Rediat Amare
Kidist Siyum
Welela Assefa
Surafel Teka
Country
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Norway
Qatar
Editor
Véronique Bruque
Language
Amharic
Length
94 min
Music
Chassol
Producer
Ama Ampadu
Laurent Lavolé
Johannes Rexin
Alan Milligan
Production Company
Slum Kid Films
Gloria Films Production
Heimatfilm GmbH + Co. KG
Film Farms As
Production Design
Laurence Brenguier
Sales
Films Distribution
Scenario
Yared Zeleke
Sound Design
Till Heinrich Röllinghoff
Year of Production
2015
Website
Yared ZELEKE (1978, Ethiopia) studied Film at the University of New York, with a major in Screenwriting and Directing. He worked for several NGO’s before starting his film career. Zeleke wrote, produced and directed a number of short films and long fiction films and documentaries. His first long film Lamb (2015) became the first Ethiopian film included in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
The Quiet Garden (2009, short), Housewarming (2009, short), Full (2009, short), Lamb (2015)