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Ethiopian DINE & VIEW hosted by Menelik Education
Enjoy a delicious Ethiopian meal while watching an Ethiopian film!
Time: 7.00 – 11.00 PM
Venue: St Philips Church Centre, 185 Mill Road, CB1 3AN, Cambridge.
Book your tickets here early to avoid disappointment.
FILM: PRICE OF LOVE + Q&A
Director: Hermon Hailay
Starring: Fereweni Gebregergs, Kassahun Getatchew, Dawit Gulilat, Eskindir Tameru, Solomon Teka.
Country of origin: Ethiopia
Year of production: 2014
Length: 99 min.
Language: Amharic, with English subtitles.
Genre: drama, romance.
Synopsis: This is the story of a young taxi driver who helps a young woman who works as a prostitute from being abused. Their caring relationship will develop into a love story that, while difficult, seems to be impossible to disregard. Price of Love won the Bi Kidude Award (Chairman’s Award) at Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015, and Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress at Panafrican Film Festival, Cannes 2015.
The film will be followed by a discussion with Michael Thomas (SOAS, University of London) and Estrella Sendra (CAFF Director).
This film is part of a love-themed African film series called ‘From Africa, with Love’, in a collaboration between the five African film festivals in the UK: Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival in Scotland, Film Africa in London, Afrika Eye in Bristol, Watch-Africa in Wales, and the Cambridge African Film Festival (CAFF), in association with the BFI UK Audience Network’s LOVE Blockbuster Season.
