Harvest: 3,000 Years

Harvest: 3,000 Years (1975)

ምርት ሦስት ሺህ ዓመት

In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama arising out of the timeless yet persistent issues of their lives.

Date of release
1975-09-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (13)
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Haile Gerima

Casting

Interesting facts

Harvest: 3,000 Years, also called by its Amharic name Mirt Sost Shi Amit, is a 1976 Ethiopian film directed by Haile Gerima.

Production

Harvest: 3,000 Years was shot on black and white 16mm film. It used non-actors, and was shot in the midst of a civil war after the overthrow of Haile Selassie.

Haile Gerima has said The first film I made in Ethiopia, Harvest: 3000 Years, shows you the actual footprints of my youth, of where I grew up with my father and the rest of my family

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