United States / Apr 07, 2023
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5.0/10
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The documentary follows Yeshi Kassa, great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, as she embarks on a personal quest to discover what happened to her closest relatives during the coup of 1974. While Yeshi and her older sister were thousands of miles away in a British boarding school, her great-grandfather was deposed by a revolution, setting off a harrowing chain of events that would put her parents and siblings in grave danger. For the very first time, the royal family examines the events that led to the collapse of a 3,000-year-old dynasty and reflects on how, against all odds, they were able to survive this turbulent time in Ethiopian history.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Grandpa Was an Emperor |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Constance Marks Productions, Edith's Daughter |
| Official site | constancemarks.com |
| Release date | 7 aprile 2023 |
| Executive producer | Cynthia Erivo, Solome Williams |
| Production | Constance Marks, Corinne LaPook |
| Editing | Bob Eisenhardt |
| Cinematography | Barney Broomfield, Kyle I. Kelley, Richard Chisolm |
| Assistant directors | Constance Marks |
| Camera operators | Barney Broomfield, Kyle I. Kelley, Richard Chisolm |
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| Additional photography | Barney Broomfield, Kyle I. Kelley, Richard Chisolm |
| Music | Rupert Gregson-Williams, Forest Christenson |
| Sound | Rupert Gregson-Williams, Forest Christenson |
Release dates
Limited release
Digital
United States / May 30, 2023
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