Teza Page #7

Synopsis: The Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people's humanity and social values. After several years spent studying medicine in Germany, he finds the country of his youth replaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that uses scientists for its own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no refuge from violence. The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of military and rebelling factions. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lie around him.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Haile Gerima
  8 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
78
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
NOT RATED
Year:
2008
140 min
838 Views


- Worthless woman?

Don't make a fool of me!

Don't mind her, she's always like that.

After destroying my seed

and rendering my wife barren,

she won't deliver her baby safely.

I'll rip out her bowels!

Aren't you a gentleman?

How can you talk like that?

Is she hard of hearing?

Please, sir. We'll go to any lengths

necessary to hand her over to you.

I'm telling you, you'll never know

when I'll come, day or night.

And if I find her taking refuge

in your house, I'll smother all of you.

She can't live after what she's done!

Enough!

Don't pester my mother anymore. Go!

It's your fault to begin with!

You gave this murderer refuge!

Why don't you hand her over to that man?

You're evil! I'll rub the breasts

on which you suckled

and curse you.

Don't ever set foot in my house again!

The teacher's back!

The teacher's back!

How are you this morning?

- Fine, thanks be to God!

Be seated.

- Thank you, teacher!

Have you had breakfast?

- Yes!

Ready to continue your lessons?

- Yes!

Good.

I am teacher Anberber.

Today, we're going to

learn arithmetic such as...

Addition!

- That's correct.

Subtraction!

- Okay.

Multiplication!

Division!

- Yes.

And when we're finished...

Gashe, it's my turn, Gashe!

Let me ride the bike!

- I know how to ride it!

Gashe, she doesn't know how!

Be strong, child.

Saint Mary is with you.

Bite this.

Be strong.

Push, child, keep pushing.

Be strong, my child, be strong.

Have courage!

The baby is born!

Childhood legend says we are

descended from dragons.

The youngsters hiding

from the war in the cave

also say that the

dragon watches over them.

The dragon will give birth

to them as her own children.

They will have

their own language.

They will create the world

destined for them.

And in that new world,

they will not have

a word for murder or killing.

They won't inherit our feuds.

The vultures will not devour them.

When they emerge, we will recognize

them as the dragon's children,

as they will bear her genes.

Azanu

and I named our child Tesfaye.

And our hope will be

brought up by the dragon,

with the rest of its

children in the cave,

as it prepares them all to emerge

and create their new society.

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Haile Gerima

Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. His films have received wide international acclaim. Since 1975, Gerima has also been an influential film professor at Howard University in Washington, DC. He is best known for Sankofa (1993), which won numerous international awards. more…

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