Fig Tree
Year: 2018
Country:
ETHIOPIA, ISRAEL, GERMANY, FRANCE
Language:
Amharic
Run Time:
93 minutes
It’s 1989 in Addis Ababa and the Ethiopian Civil War is ongoing, with no end in sight. All men between the ages of 15 and 30 must enlist in the Ethiopian army or face extreme punishment. Day and night, young men and children are hunted in the streets and forced to join the military under tyrant Haile Selassie’s orders. The shocking images of children with weapons of war have become commonplace, and chaotic violence is everywhere. Some Ethiopian Jews have already fled to Israel, and those left behind are making secret plans to immigrate there. Mina, whose mother has already successfully arrived in the Holy Land, has stayed behind with her grandmother and brother, who are creating a delicate plot to escape their war-torn country. In a desperate attempt to save her Christian boyfriend, Eli, Mina puts her family’s plans in jeopardy by refusing to leave him behind. Full of beauty, hope, and despair, FIG TREE follows young Mina and Eli on their arduous journeys for freedom, survival, and peace. (In Amharic with subtitles) —G.S.
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African Diaspora
Jewish and Israeli Visions
Strangers in a Strange Land
Competitions
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
International Narrative Competition
Director
Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian
Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian, commonly credited as Alamork Davidian, is an Ethiopian-Israeli film director. FIG TREE was based in part on her own childhood in Addis Ababa prior to emigrating to Israel.
Filmography
FIG TREE (2018)
Producers
Saar Yogev, Naomi Levari, Felix Eisele, Sandrine Brauer
Screenwriting
Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian
Cinematography
Daniel Miller
Editing
Arik Lahav Leibovich
Principal Cast
Betalehem Asmamawe, Yohanes Muse, Weyenshiet Belachew, Mareta Getachew, Mitiku Haylu, Kidest G/Selasse
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