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Fig Tree

  • 20182018
  • 1h 33m
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6.7/10
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Fig Tree (2018)
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16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers... Read all16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alte... Read all16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Marsha's com... Read all
IMDb RATING
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143
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    • Weyenshiet Belachew
    • Betalehem Asmamawe
    • Yohannes Musa
    • Aalam-Warqe Davidian
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    • Weyenshiet Belachew
    • Betalehem Asmamawe
    • Yohannes Musa
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    Weyenshiet Belachew
    Betalehem Asmamawe
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    • Mina
    Yohannes Musa
    Mareta Getachew
    Mitiku Haylu
    Rodas Gizaw
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      The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2018.

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    8/10
    Hard to watch, but still a beautiful coming-of-age film
    I really love the way the story is told in Fig Tree. It's not the first time I've seen a movie about young people that are caught up in the political drama that is plaguing their country, but this one is presented so effectively that I was completely enthralled. We get to meet the characters and understand their relationships under somewhat normal conditions, and then we see where the problem is going to start. For a portion of the film I wondered if perhaps the story should have been told from the perspective of Eli instead of Mina, but as the movie progresses it becomes clear why she is our window into this story. I also appreciate that extra layer of separation she has from what is going to happen, because it shows how helpless the young people are in this dire situation.

    I don't know anything about the history of this time in Ethiopia, but Fig Tree is extremely effective in telling the story so that we can understand all the dangers that are looming because of the Civil War. While this might not directly reflect anything I've been through, that doesn't change the fact that the ordeal they are going through is extremely relatable. It also helped that there were so many likable characters in the film. Mina and Eli were great, but I also loved Mina's grandmother who is the perfect example of love and understanding. I was fully engrossed in this story, and may have shed a few tears throughout. Fig Tree is not exactly an easy film to watch, because things don't always go well for our protagonist, but it's a well-told story and one that I wish more people would see.
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      • March 14, 2019 (Israel)
      • Israel
      • France
      • Ethiopia
      • Germany
      • Amharic
      • Hebrew
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      • Ethiopia
    • Production companies
      • Av medien penrose
      • Black Sheep Film Productions
      • En Compagnie Des Lamas
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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