Kezkaza Welafen(2003)
The first big hit in Ethiopian cinema, the breakthrough that opened the doors for that followed
129 min · Drama · Directed by Theodros Teshome
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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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