Germany / Feb 11, 2019 / Berlin International Film Festival
A boy fights back against modernization by becoming a lion (anbessa).
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
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Genres
DocumentaryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Anbessa |
| Original language | AM |
| Production countries | United States of America, Ethiopia, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rake Films |
| Official site | rakefilms.com |
| Release date | 11 febbraio 2019 |
| Executive producer | Gelila Bekele, Danielle Perissi |
| Production | Mo Scarpelli, Caitlin Mae Burke, Pierce Varous, D.D. Wigley |
| Writer | Mo Scarpelli |
| Editing | Nico Leunen, Thomas Pooters |
| Cinematography | Mo Scarpelli |
| Assistant directors | Mo Scarpelli |
| Camera operators | Mo Scarpelli |
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| Additional photography | Mo Scarpelli |
| Music | Erik Skodvin, Vladimir Rakić, Tijn Hazen, Vera Galesev, Gustavo González |
| Sound | Vladimir Rakić, Tijn Hazen, Vera Galesev, Gustavo González, Erik Skodvin |
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