LAMB

by Yared Zeleke

CASTING : Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum
PRODUCTION : 2015 – 94’ – In coproduction with Slum Kid Films (Ethiopia), Heimatfilm (Germany), Dublin Films, Film Farms (Norway), ZDF (Germany)

FRENCH DISTRIBUTION : Haut & Court
INTERNATIONAL SALES : Films Distribution

FestivalS

Cannes Film Festival 2015 – Official Selection « Un Certain Regard »

Toronto International Film Festival 2015

Busan Film Festival 2015 « Flash Forward »

Milano Film Festival : « Best Feature Film »

The Pan African Film Festival (Los Angeles) : « Best Director »

Synopsis

Ephraim is a young Ethiopian boy. His father leaves him and his sheep, from which he is inseparable, to be looked after by distant relatives, far from his drought-ridden homeland. Ephraim isn’t very good at farming, but he has a hidden talent: he is an excellent cook. One day, his uncle tells him that they have to sacrifice his sheep for the next religious feast. The young boy, however, is ready to do anything to save his only friend and return home.