Film

Yenegen Alweldim

2016 · 1h 58m · Drama · History

The most democratic game in a most undemocratic situation.

At a time of round-the-clock curfews, government surveillance and streets littered with the bodies of "anti-revolutionaries," Adugna struggles to maintain some normality and train his football team. When the team's rising stars are put under surveillance, Adugna's wife pleads with him to quit his passion and conform, but he knows this would mean forcible recruitment into the government-approved security force. Based on the book by sports journalist Genene Mekuria, the film depicts one of Ethiopia's darkest moments and uses football as a beacon of hope and distraction from the impounding fear of the Qey Shibir (Red Terror) of 1977–78.

• Abraham Gezahagne AssefaDirector
• Fortuna MogesExecutive Producer · Producer

የነገን አልወልድም Yenegen Alwedim Ethiopian movie

Release date

January 1, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

Amharic

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Drama, History