Ethiopia Movies

An original horror story about King Nahusenay, an authoritarian Ethiopian ruler obsessed with power, wields the occult to bend fate and command fear.

A Dergue regime commander puts pressure on a father and coerces him to give him his daughter's hand in marriage. The daughter reluctantly...

The dramatic untold story of 420,000 Cubans– soldiers and teachers, doctors and nurses– who gave everything to end colonial rule and...

On the verge of divorce, Basha and Senayet living in the same compound and separated by a fence engage in endless verbal warfare with the help of...

This is the second part of a four parts series of documentaries on Ethiopia made by the German television journalist Klaus Stephan in the mid 60ies.

New Theater

The film takes the audience inside the head of a schizophrenic patient (Meba) in a mental hospital along with a number of characters with a variety...

A wealthy businessman is enamoured by a beautiful woman. But he wants her to like him for who he is on the inside and not his wealth so he attempts...

A film by Yayeshwerk Endalemaw

From the music of Peruvian composer Pauchi Sasaki, Mexican-Ethiopian filmmaker Jessica Beshir crafts a story of a spectral mother’s disembodied...

The three protagonists play, eat and argue together. In this, at least, they are no different from other boys their age. But they are different in...

Balekemis is a romantic comedy-drama that centers on modern relationships, social expectations, and personal identity. The plot follows the leads...

A person who is inside a perfect solo environment, thinks he is kidnapped, but he was not. He has only a telephone as a way of communication.

Both are Ethiopians but from different ethnic groups. They love each other very much. They agree that they cannot live without each other. A bitter...

In Ethiopia’s labyrinthine capital, a recluse sits translating Greek and Roman myths on an ancient laptop as cosmic chaos presses in on him. A...

Tatek Tadesse's now classic 2003 "Gudifecha", had a deeper exploration of social issues, and the widely held Ethiopian practices of keeping family...

As wedding preparations get underway, a trusted companion stepping into the intimate role of "Sir Mizewa" finds herself caught in a delicate web of...

It follows the journey of a young student navigating social pressures, personal relationships, and severe bullying by classmates in school while...

Bilatena tells us the story of Abi, a young boy who is representative of million of children in Africa who do not attend school and work to sustain...