Anbessa

A boy fights back against modernization by becoming a lion (anbessa).

Categories: Documentary, Drama
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.

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2019-02-11
Run time: 86 minute / 1:26
Director: Mo Scarpelli
Website: http://www.rakefilms.com/anbessa
Production Company : Rake Films
Production Countries: United States of America, Ethiopia, Italy