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Anbessa
A boy fights back against modernization by becoming a lion (anbessa).
20191h 26m5.9out of 108 votes
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.
Directed by Mo Scarpelli
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