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Mina, the protagonist of 'Fig Tree,' about the emotional drama facing a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl (Courtesy Daniel Miller)
“Fig Tree,” the debut film by Israeli-Ethiopian director Alamork Marsha, won the prestigious Audentia Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival Sunday.
The prize, which includes a €30,000 award, is given by the European foundation Eurimages to the best film directed by a woman.
“Fig Tree” was screened as part of the Discovery Section of the 2018 Toronto Film Festival.
Filmed entirely in Ethiopia, “Fig Tree” tells the story of 14-year-old Mina, a Jewish girl attempting to navigate the final days of her youth in pastoral Ethiopia, where she spends her time with her friends and Christian boyfriend Eli.
The film s in Amharic with translation to Hebrew and English.
Marsha shot the film in Ethiopia, and cast it with amateurs and actors from the local theater scene in Addis Ababa.
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