Adwa (film)
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Adwa - An African Victory | |
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Directed by | Haile Gerima |
Distributed by | |
Release date | 1999 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Countries | Ethiopia Italy United States |
Languages | Amharic, English |
Adwa - An African Victory is a 1999 Ethiopian documentary film directed by Haile Gerima. It concerns the Battle of Adowa (Adwa) (1896).
Plot summary[]
In 1896, Ethiopia defeats an Italian military bent on conquest and colonization.
The Ethiopian people rise to triumph over the Italians at the Battle of Adwa. The event ignited a lasting flame of hope, of freedom and independence in the hearts of African people.
The film illustrates an inspirational source of African empowerment.
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Categories:
- 1999 films
- Ethiopian films
- Ethiopian documentary films
- Amharic-language films
- English-language films
- English-language Ethiopian films
- Films set in Ethiopia
- Documentary films about war
- Films directed by Haile Gerima
- Documentary films about African resistance to colonialism
- 1999 documentary films
- African film stubs
- Ethiopia stubs
- War documentary film stubs