TEZA
by Haile Gerima
synopsis
The return of the African intellectual Anberber to his native country during the repressive Marxist regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people’s humanity and social values. After several years spent studying medicine in Germany, Anberber returns to Ethiopia only to find the country of his youth replaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that uses scientists for their own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no refuge from violence. The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of military and rebelling factions. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lay around him.
international title: | Teza |
original title: | Teza |
country: | Germany, Ethiopia, France |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Haile Gerima |
release date: | FR 28/04/2010, DE 05/05/2011 |
screenplay: | Haile Gerima |
cast: | Aron Arefe, Abiye Tedla, Takelech Beyene, Teje Tesfahun, Nebiyu Baye, Mengistu Zelalem, Wuhib Bayu |
cinematography by: | Mario Masini |
film editing: | Haile Gerima, Loren Hankin |
art director: | Patrick Dechesne, Alain-Pascal Housiaux, Seyum Ayana, Tim Pannen |
costumes designer: | Wassene Hailu-Klotz |
music: | Vijay Iyer & Jorga Mesfin |
producer: | Haile Gerima, Karl Baumgartner, Marie-Michèle Cattelain, Philippe Avril |
production: | Pandora Filmproduktion, Unlimited, WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Negod-gwad Production (ET) |
backing: | Filmstiftung NRW, WDR/ ARTE, Filmförderung Hamburg-Schleswig-Holstein, Hubert Bals Fund, Fonds Sud Cinéma Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication CNC, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères France, Fonds Images Afrique, Union Européenne (Fonds européen de développement), Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg, Région Alsace |
distributor: | Venus Film |