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Faya Dayi
A window into the dreams of youth under a repressive regime, connected by khat, a leaf cultivated in Ethiopia.
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- Ethiopia, United States • 2021
- Director Jessica Beshir
- Cast Mohammed Arif, Hashim Abdi, Biniam Yonas, Urji Abrahim Mumade, Destu Ibrahim Mumade
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Teza
Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lie around him.
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- Ethiopia, Germany, France • 2008
- Director Haile Gerima
- Cast Aaron Arefe, Abiye Tedla, Takelech Beyene, Teje Tesfahun, Nebiyu Baye
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Difret
A crusading attorney defends a 14-year-old Ethiopian who stands trial for killing the man who abducted her.
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- Ethiopia, United States • 2014
- Director Zeresenay Mehari
- Cast Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Haregewine Assefa, Brook Sheferaw, Mekonnen Leake
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Enchained
(Quragnaye)
After years of searching, a man finds his first love married to a wealthy judge, who he intends to fight.
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- Ethiopia • 2020
- Director Moges Tafesse
- Cast Zerihun Mulatu, Yimisirach Girma, Tesfaye Yiman
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Lambadina
When political turmoil destabilizes the country, a boy sent away for his safety journeys to California.
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- Ethiopia, United States • 2016
- Director Messay Getahun
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Yewendoch Guday
(የወንዶች ጉዳይ)
When a young man's girlfriend leaves him, he and his friends form a support group for men heartbroken by women.
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- Ethiopia • 2007
- Director Henok Ayele
- Cast Admasu Kebede, Rekik Teshome, Shewaferaw Desalegn, Zerihun Asmamaw, Tewodros Seyoum
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Here is So Far
(Tão Longe é Aqui)
A Brazilian woman on a journey through Africa sends a letter to her daughter detailing her encounters and memories.
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- Brazil, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia • 2013
- Director Eliza Capai
- Cast Eliza Capai
- Genre Documentary, Road Movie
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Among Us Women
(Unter uns Frauen)
Because of the difficulties of getting to the clinic to deliver, a woman decides to give birth at home.
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- Germany, Ethiopia, Switzerland • 2021
- Director Sarah Noa Bozenhardt, Daniel Abate Tilahun
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Closer We Get
A filmmaker copes with the death of her mother and the estrangement of her father.
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- United Kingdom, Ethiopia • 2015
- Director Karen Guthrie
- Cast Karen Guthrie
- Genre
- Available on Amazon Video
The Bastard
The life of a criminal whose father abandoned him mirrors that of his father, whose own father abandoned him.
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- Netherlands, Ethiopia, South Africa • 2018
- Director Floris-Jan van Luyn
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Global Family
A woman whose family is scattered across the globe must decide where her grandmother is to live when she leaves Ethiopia.
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- Germany, Canada, Ethiopia • 2018
- Director Andreas Köhler, Melanie Andernach
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hairat
Every night for 35 years, a man has traveled to the edge of the city to bond with hyenas.
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- Ethiopia, United States • 2017
- Director Jessica Beshir
- Cast Yussuf Mume Saleh, Elias Shagiz Adonay Tesfaye
- Genre Documentary
- Available on GuideDoc, Criterion Channel
Lamb
Accompanied by his pet sheep, Ephraim moves in with distant relatives, but the upcoming holidays spell danger for his friend.
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- Ethiopia, France, Germany • 2015
- Director Yared Zeleke
- Cast Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum, Wolela Assefa, Rahel Teshome, Bitania Aberaham
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
Price of Love
A cabbie falls in love with a prostitute, getting caught up in things that force him to confront his past.
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- Ethiopia • 2015
- Director Hermon Hailay
- Cast Solomon Teka, Eskindir Tameru, Dawit Gulilat, Kassahun Getatchew, Fereweni Gebregergs
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Anbessa
As housing developments and hyenas encroach on his community, a boy reinvents himself as his hero.
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- Italy, Ethiopia, United States • 2019
- Director Mo Scarpelli
- Cast Asalif Tewold
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, GuideDoc, Fandor Amazon Channel, True Story, DocAlliance Films, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Flix Premiere, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee
Running Against the Wind
(የነፋሱ ፍልሚያ)
The paths of childhood friends diverge as one ends up on the streets and the other becomes a champion runner.
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- Ethiopia, Germany • 2019
- Director Jan Philipp Weyl
- Cast Mikias Wolde, Ashenafi Nigusu, Joseph Reta Belay, Samrawit Desalegn, Genene Alemu, Yemariam Melkamu
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Rift Finfinnee
The urbanization of greater Addis Ababa reflects the social and cultural differences between rural and urban life.
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- Germany, Ethiopia • 2020
- Director Daniel Kötter
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Fig Tree
(עץ תאנה)
A Jewish teenager tries to keep her Christian boyfriend from conscription in the Ethiopian War as her family prepares to flee.
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- Israel, France, Ethiopia • 2018
- Director Alamork Davidian
- Cast Betalehem Asmamawe, Rodas Gizaw, Weyenshiet Belachew, Yohannes Musa, Mitiku Haylu
- Genre Drama
- Available on Chai Flicks, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Der weisse Äthiopier
An ex-convict gives up his new life in Ethiopia and returns to Germany, falling back into a life of crime.
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- Germany, Ethiopia • 2015
- Director Tim Trageser
- Cast Jürgen Vogel, Sayat Demissie, Paula Kalenberg, Thomas Thieme, Robert Gwisdek, Nina Proll
- Genre Drama, TV Movie
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Fortuna
When a refugee sheltering at a Swiss monastery learns she is pregnant, the church community's concept of charity is challenged.
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- Switzerland, Belgium, Ethiopia • 2018
- Director Germinal Roaux
- Cast Kidist Siyum, Bruno Ganz, Patrick d'Assumçao, Yoann Blanc, Antonin Schopfer
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Here Come the Problems
(Chigger Ale)
When a clone of Hitler walks into a bar, the patrons are quick to humiliate and make fun of him.
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- Ethiopia, Spain • 2013
- Director Miguel Llansó
- Cast Daniel Tadesse
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Crumbs
A desperate survivor traverses a post-apocalyptic landscape searching for a way onto the haven spacecraft hovering over Earth.
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- Spain, Ethiopia, Finland • 2015
- Director Miguel Llansó
- Cast Daniel Tadesse, Selam Tesfayie, Quino Piñero, Mengistu Berhanu, Getu Fixa
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on ARROW, Apple TV, FlixFling, Spamflix, Tubi TV
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
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- Italy, United States, Ethiopia • 2013
- Director Luca Severi
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
Two CIA agents on a mission through a simulated reality to destroy the Soviet Union become increasingly disconnected from reality.
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- Spain, Estonia, Ethiopia • 2019
- Director Miguel Llansó
- Cast Daniel Tadesse, Guillermo Llansó, Agustín Mateo, Gerda-Annette Allikas, Solomon Tashe, Lauri Lagle
- Genre Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, ARROW, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
Alazar
When Tessema's father's body disappears from his grave, Tessema launches his own investigation.
- Ethiopia, France, Canada • 2024
- Director Beza Hailu Lemma
- Cast Surafael Teka, Zewdnesh Kassa, Tekle Abate, Adamu Zeleke, Mikias Demise, Hanna Getnet
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Emails To My Little Sister
Two siblings reflect over the concept of Blackness as a construct, concept and identity.
- Germany, Ethiopia • 2018
- Director Solomon Mekonen
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Superno
- Ethiopia • 2021
- Director Abel Mekasha
- Cast Esubalew Nasir, Fuad Abduselam, Debre Lebanos, Legese Solomon, Ahadu Belay
- Genre Science Fiction, Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV
Gilets Tornet
(Gilets Tornet (ግልፅ ጦርነት))
- Ethiopia • 2021
- Director ብዙአየሁ መለሰ
- Cast ተዋናይ፡- ካሳሁን ፍሰሃ (ማንዴላ), እንግዳሰው ሀብቴ(ቴዲ), ብዙአየሁ መለሰ, ናትናኤል ጋሻው, ህፃን ናሆም ባደገ
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hirut Abatua Manew?(ሂሩት አባቷ ማን ነው?)
- Ethiopia • 2022
- Director
- Cast
- Genre Family
- Available on No streaming locations found.
ACHEBECHEBULET(አጨብጭቡለት)
- Ethiopia • 2022
- Director መዝሙረ ዳዊት
- Cast ታሪኩ ብርሃኑ(ባባ), ዘላለም ይታገሱ, አብዲ ሁሴን, ደረጄ ሰለሞን, ተስፋዬ ጋሻው
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Kerbe
- Ethiopia • 2021
- Director Alebachew Arage
- Cast Henok Wondimu, Meaza Gebrehiwot, Yeabsera Tadesse, Keder Husen
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ke megareja Jerba (ከመጋረጃ ጀርባ)
A New Theatre in Town
- Ethiopia • 2022
- Director Dagmawi Amelework
- Cast Yigerem Dejene, Sajin Mekonnen Niguse, Biruk Minase, Meskerem Abera, Kidist G/selassie, Fikadu Kebebe
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Yesuf Abeba
(የሱፍ አበባ)
- Ethiopia • 0
- Director
- Cast Girum Ermias, Meskerem Abera, Mersha Getahun, Moges W/Yohannes, Abiyot Hailu, Nebiyu Ermias
- Genre Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Leba Ena Leba (ሌባ እና ሌባ)
- Ethiopia • 2023
- Director Fitsum Bereket
- Cast Engdasew Habte, Samson Tadesse, Dereje Haile, Fikerte Desalegn, Alemayehu belayneh, Mekdelawit Girma
- Genre Thriller, Mystery
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cœurs d'athlètes
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- France • 2003
- Director Régis Wargnier, Patrick Montel
- Cast Haile Gebrselassie, Heike Drechsler, Hicham El Guerrouj, Régis Wargnier, Kenenisa Bekele
- Genre Documentary, TV Movie
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Min Alesh?
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- Ethiopia • 2019
- Director Amleset Muchie
- Cast Amleset Muchie, Henok Wondimu, Derebwork Seifu, Haile Gebrsellasie, Azeb Worku, Alebachew Mekonnen
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
ASNI: the Life of Asnaketch Worku - Courage, Passion & Glamor in Ethiopia
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- Ethiopia • 2013
- Director Rachel Samuel
- Cast Asnakech Worku, Mahmoud Ahmed
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Roaring Abyss
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- Ethiopia, Spain, United Kingdom • 2016
- Director Quino Piñero
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, VUDU Free, Freevee, Cineverse
Chasing Shadows
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- China, Ethiopia, Svalbard And Jan Mayen • 2015
- Director Nelson Quan
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Ballad of the Spirits
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- Ethiopia • 2016
- Director Beza Hailu Lemma
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Harvest: 3,000 Years
(ምርት ሦስት ሺህ ዓመት)
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- Ethiopia • 1975
- Director Haile Gerima
- Cast Kasu Asfaw, Gebru Kasa, Worke Kasa, Melaku Makonen, Worke Kasa, Adane Melaku
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sost Maezen
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- Ethiopia, United States, Mexico • 2013
- Director Theodros Teshome
- Cast Mahder Assefa, Solomon Bogale, Joel Layogan, Samson Tadesse, Selam Tesfayie
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
RasTa: A Soul's Journey
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- Canada, Israel, Ethiopia • 2011
- Director Stuart Samuels
- Cast
- Genre Music, Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video
For Today
(Lezare)
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- Ethiopia • 2009
- Director Zelalem Woldemariam
- Cast Mesfin Alemu, Yemeserach Gembero, Fantu Mandoye, Binyam Teshome, Almaze Bekele
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Adamt
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ethiopia • 2013
- Director Zelalem Woldemariam
- Cast Sayat Demissie, Mulugeta Geresu
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul
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- Germany, Poland, Ethiopia • 2017
- Director Maciej Bochniak
- Cast Amha Eshete, Alemayehu Eshete, Girma Bèyènè, Hailu Mergia, Mahmoud Ahmed
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Runtime
People of the Delta
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ethiopia • 2016
- Director Joseph Lawrence
- Cast
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Mussa
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Israel, Ethiopia • 2016
- Director Anat Goren
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Menged
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ethiopia, Germany • 2006
- Director Daniel Taye Workou
- Cast Alemu Gebre Arb, Bewketu Belete, Shewaferaw Dessalegn, Tesfaye Gesesse
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ethiopia Rising: Red Terror to Green Revolution
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- United Kingdom, Ethiopia • 2015
- Director Mark Dodd
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video
Imperfect Journey
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- Ethiopia, United States, Italy • 1994
- Director Haile Gerima
- Cast Haile Gerima, Ryszard Kapuściński
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Where Is My Dog?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ethiopia • 2010
- Director Yohannes Feleke
- Cast Tekola Tekle Ab
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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