Film

Kezkaza Welafen

2003 · 2h 9m · Drama

The first big hit in Ethiopian cinema, the breakthrough that opened the doors for that followed

Set in the Sidist Kilo campus of Addis Ababa University, Kezkaza Welafen directly addresses the social tensions of everyday life for Ethiopian university students with the dangers of HIV/AIDS as its central theme. It follows the story of the female protagonist Selam, a promising university student and advocate for the prevention of HIV/AIDS who secretly believes she too is living with the disease.

Shimelis Abera

Brook

Lulit Assefa

Selam

Tesfu Berhane

Aster Bedane

Tilahun Elfineh

Solomon Bogale

Muluken Teshome

Mekdes Zedwe

Emebet W/Gebriel

Andualem Shiferaw

Belaynesh Amede

Chrotaw Kelkay

Woinishet Kebede

Saba Teshome

Girma Gemechu

Himself - Nightclub Singer #1/"Temechignalesh"

Haileye Tadesse

Himself - Nightclub Singer #2/"Imegnahule"

• Theodros TeshomeProducer · Writer · Director of Photography · Director
• Ayele EshetuWriter

Release date

January 1, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

Amharic

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Drama