Best of the African Diaspora International Film Festival 2020

BILATENA

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Abi, a dynamic and resourceful twelve year old boy, lives with his mother Degua and his 26 year old university graduate unemployed brother Zelalem (Zele). Abi, who is a hard working boy with two jobs, supports his poor mother and his older unemployed brother through their day to day lives. But when their mother dies of Hepatitis B and Abi is also infected with the virus, Zele must face the big challenge of supporting his own life and keeping his younger brother alive by earning the 20,000 Ethiopian birr per month needed for his brother’s medication.

  • Year
    2014
  • Runtime
    105 minutes
  • Language
    Amharic
  • Country
    Ethiopia
  • Director
    Kinfe Banbu