German director Jan Philipp Weyl's story of the fates of two brothers reveals his love for the African country.
as its submission for the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Described as "a love letter to Ethiopia," the movie is the first film ever submitted to the Academy Awards with the backing of Ethiopia's Ministry of Culture and Tourism; previous entries were the sole responsibility of individual producers and directors working in the country's struggling movie industry., shot in Cuba in 2017, and the upcoming documentaryfocuses on the lives of two brothers, one who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner and the other a photographer.
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