“The first big hit in Ethiopian cinema, the breakthrough that opened the doors for that followed”
Set in the Sidist Kilo campus of Addis Ababa University, Kezkaza Welafen directly addresses the social tensions of everyday life for Ethiopian university students with the dangers of HIV/AIDS as its central theme. It follows the story of the female protagonist Selam, a promising university student and advocate for the prevention of HIV/AIDS who secretly believes she too is living with the disease.
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Cast
17 people
Shimelis Abera
Brook
Also in
Yeras Ashker
Lulit Assefa
Selam
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Tesfu Berhane
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Lemedres
Aster Bedane
Tilahun Elfineh
Solomon Bogale
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Triangle: Going to America
Sewenetwa
Muluken Teshome
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Triangle: Going to America
Fiker Siferd
Mekdes Zedwe
Emebet W/Gebriel
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Hiwot Endewaza
Yilugnta
Andualem Shiferaw
Belaynesh Amede
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Adoption
Che Belew 2
Chrotaw Kelkay
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Yeteregemew Lej
Theodros Teshome Director · Ayele Eshetu Writer
First release January 1, 2003 · Produced in Ethiopia · Production Teddy Studios, Nahom Records Inc.
Production
Sebastopol Films
Production
Teddy Studios
Production
Nahom Records Inc.
Production
Ethiopia
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Original title
ቀዝቃዛ ወላፈን
Original language
Amharic
Spoken on screen
Amharic
Release dates
Ethiopia · January 1, 2003
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No release date listed for United States.
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