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Adwa (film)

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Adwa - An African Victory
አድዋ
Directed byHaile Gerima
Distributed byMypheduh Films, Inc.
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesEthiopia
Italy
United States
LanguagesAmharic, English

Adwa - An African Victory (Amharic: አድዋ, romanizedādiwa) is a 1999 Ethiopian documentary film directed by Haile Gerima. It concerns the Battle of Adowa (Adwa) (1896).

Plot summary

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In 1896, Ethiopia defeats an Italian military bent on conquest and colonization.

The Ethiopian people rise to triumph over the Italians at the Battle of Adwa. The event ignited a lasting flame of hope, of freedom and independence in the hearts of African people.

The film illustrates an inspirational source of African empowerment.

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