Haile Gerima
Director
Adwa (1999)
In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.
Genres: Documentary, Drama, War
Keywords: tmdb.africa, tmdb.ethiopia, tmdb.battle, tmdb.colonialism, imdb.italian-army, imdb.emperor-menelik-ii-of-ethiopia-character, imdb.year-1896 + 28 more, imdb.adwa-ethiopia, imdb.invasion, imdb.ethiopian-army, imdb.ethiopian-history, imdb.investigation, imdb.tribe, imdb.empress-taitu-of-ethiopia-character, imdb.spear, imdb.lance, imdb.bravery, imdb.pride, imdb.hope, imdb.african, imdb.colonization, imdb.italian, imdb.ethiopia, imdb.colonialism, imdb.black-independent-film, imdb.east-africa, imdb.independence, imdb.heroism, imdb.taitu, imdb.battle, imdb.heroic-bloodshed, imdb.amharic, imdb.italy, imdb.independent-film, imdb.sword
Production Companies: ZDF, Mypheduh Films, ARTE
Country: United States
Production Countries:
Germany,
Ethiopia,
United States
Languages:
English,
Italian,
Amharic
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97 min
Nov. 20, 1999
Released
NR