Price of Love (film)
Price of Love | |
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Directed by | Hermon Hailay |
Written by | Hermon Hailay |
Produced by | Max Conil |
Starring | Eskindir Tameru Fereweni Gebregergs |
Cinematography | Mulgeta Amaru |
Edited by | Max Conil Habtegebrel Abebe |
Production company | HM Film Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Ethiopia |
Language | Amharic |
Price of Love is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Hermon Hailay which was screened in the Official Selection at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
It was selected in Official Competition at FESPACO 2015 where it won the Special Prize of Ouagadougou. It has gone on to compete in numerous international film festivals and won multiple awards.[2]
It tells the story of a young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love.[3]
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2015 | Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou | Special Prize of Ouagadougou | Won |
2015 | Créteil International Women's Film Festival | Grand Prix | Nominated |
2015 | Dikalo Award Best Film | Won | |
2015 | Dikalo Award Best Actor | Won | |
2015 | Dikalo Award Best Actress | Won | |
2015 | Zanzibar International Film Festival | Bi Kidude Award (Chairman's Award) | Won |
2015 | Écrans noirs | Ecrans d'Or | Nominated |
2015 | Toronto International Film Festival | Grolsch People’s Choice Award | Nominated |
2015 | Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga | Prix Coup de cœur du jury | Won |
2015 | Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga | Prix culturel Don quichotte | Won |
2015 | Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga | Best Actor | Won |
2015 | Grand Prix | Nominated | |
2015 | Africa International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won |
2015 | Prix du Jury Signis | Won | |
2015 | Stockholm International Film Festival | Bronze Horse | Nominated |
2016 | Jeonju International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Nominated |
List of festival appearances[]
Festival | Date | Type |
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Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou | March 2015 | World premiere |
Créteil International Women's Film Festival | March 2015 | European premiere |
April 2015 | Cannes premiere | |
May 2015 | South American premiere | |
July 2015 | Caribbean premiere | |
Zanzibar International Film Festival | July 2015 | Tanzanian premiere |
Ecrans Noirs | July 2015 | Cameroon premiere |
Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga | September 2015 | Morocco premiere |
Toronto International Film Festival | September 2015 | North American premiere |
October 2015 | ||
Filmfest Hamburg | October 2015 | German premiere |
October 2015 | ||
Cambridge African Film Festival | October 2015 | |
Africa in Motion | October 2015 | |
November 2015 | ||
November 2015 | ||
Africa International Film Festival | November 2015 | Nigeria premiere |
Virginia Film Festival | November 2015 | US premiere |
November 2015 | ||
Cairo International Film Festival | November 2015 | Egypt premiere |
Stockholm International Film Festival | November 2015 | Scandinavian premiere |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 2016 | West Coast premiere |
International Film Festival Rotterdam | January 2016 | Dutch premiere |
Pan African Film Festival | February 2016 | Los Angeles premiere |
March 2016 | ||
March 2016 | ||
April 2016 | DC premiere | |
Jeonju International Film Festival | April 2016 | Asian premiere |
New York African Film Festival | May 2016 | New York premiere |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 2015 films
- Amharic-language films
- 2015 drama films
- Ethiopian films