Fig Tree

Streaming video - 2019

Mina is 16 years old. The Ethiopian Civil War has been underway her entire life. She lives with her brother and grandmother in a humble house with newsprint for wallpaper. Her family is Jewish and is planning to flee Ethiopia for Israel, where Mina's mother awaits their reunion. But this plan leaves out the person Mina loves most: Eli, her Christian boyfriend, who lives in the woods so as to evade being drafted into Mengistu Haile Mariam's army. Mina hatches a scheme to save Eli, but everyone and everything seems set against her. Winner of the Eurimages Audentia Award at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Nominated for five **Awards of the Israeli Film Academy** including Best Film.

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Menemsha Films 2019.
2019.
Language
Hebrew
Other Authors
Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian (film director), Betalehem Asmamawe (actor), Mareta Getachew, Weyenshiet Belachew, Yohanes Muse
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).