Movies like Morning Dew
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Morning Dew (2008)
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Original name: ጤዛ
Genre: Drama
Country: Ethiopia, Germany, France
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people's humanity and social values. After several years spent studying medicine in Germany, he finds the country of his youth replaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that uses scientists for its own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no refuge from violence. The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of military and rebelling factions. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lie around him.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Plot:
friendship, village, revolution, haunted by the past, idealism, rebellion, society, political unrest, rich and poor, medical school, state affairs, socialist, tragic event, homecoming, blaxploitation, friends, doctors and patients, power relations, exorcism, civil war, politics, warrior, shaman, exile, communism ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
africa, ethiopia, germany, europe, west berlin west germany, west germany
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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