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Festival Time!
Red terror is currently traveling the world. Here is a list of festivals where you can see it.
QNFA (Queensland, Australia)
Kimera Film Festival (Italy)
The South Africa International Film Festival (South Africa)
Radar Film Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Gold Lion Festival (Swaziland)
MIFF (Toronto, Canada)
Human Rights Festival (Melbourne, Australia)
International Community Film Festival (Northampton, England)
35th International Independent Film Festival -(Bruxelles)
International Film Festival Thailand - Pukhet July 2009 (July 14th to 19th)
Cambofest (International Film Festival of Cambodia) on December 26th - 28th 2008
Egypt, Cairo – April 2009 (April 5th to 10th)
USA, Los Angeles – May 2009 (May 3rd to 9th)
Wales, Swansea – June 2009 (May 30th to June 6th)
England, Tamworth – June 2009 (June 8th to June 13th)
India, Goa – September 2009 (Sept 19th to 26th)
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AACASA - Australian African Children´s Aid Support Association
AACSA is an organisation that as well as supporting families in Australia, undertake a number of projects in Africa (mainly Ethiopia) to assist the children. This has included Kindergartens, sponsorship programs and the Koala Foster Home in Addis Ababa where the children live prior to coming to Australia.
For more information, please see: www.aacasa.org.au
For donations, please visit: http://afralia.com.au/P-DONATE
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Red Terror wins awards
| More than 450 people turned up to the Centrescreen Awards night on December 6th at Bond University. The evening was a great success for Red Terror - taking home 5 out of 7 possible Awards including Best Overall Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design and Best Sound. |
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Story
| Red Terror tells the story of an Ethiopian family in the 1975 revolution. During the time of the Red Terror the Ethiopian army forced every first born male to join the battle against the rebellious liberation front. Scared of the ruthless dictatorship Mahari sends his son Alemu away to hide from the military forces. But when the army arrives and finds the son gone, they take Mahari instead; leaving behind his wife and his younger son Tatek. |
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Unable to bear this burden, Alemu trades himself for his father and joins the army while Mahari reunites with his family. In a twist of fate the army returns to the village presenting the dead body of Alemu to the village, to make clear how they handle disobedience. This leaves Mahari with a tough decision to make.
Media
Check out the new media section with tons of photos from the production, clips, wallpapers and other fun stuff!
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Background
On September 12th, 1974 the regnant imperial regime of Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia was brought down by the national army. The army lead the revolution that resulted from 1973’s inflation, drought and the oil crisis. Under Major Mengistu Haile Mariam the country was turned into a socialist republic in 1975.
Due to the communist leadership, which was supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba, Ethiopia was threatened not only by Somalia which was supported by the US, but also by civil war. The new Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was organizing a rebellion force.
To counter this domestic threat and to further strengthen the regime Mengitsu declared that TPLF had begun a campaign of “White Terror”. In response, Mengistu designed the relocation project that caused one of the worst humanitarian crises of the decade. From 1975-1978, Mengistu was responsible for the 7th worst genocide in world history. Around 1,500,000 Ethiopians were the victims of this genocide.
In addition, the regime caused the death of millions of people by keeping famines a secret from international aid. In response to guerrilla attacks, Mengistu gave counter-insurgency forces the authority to arrest, detain, and execute insurgents. From 1977-78, counter-insurgency forces pursued countless suspected insurgents.
Royal Support
The movie Red Terror is supported by the bestselling author Dr. Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate. “Due to its concept and the clever story Red Terror will contribute to raise public awareness of the most terrible era in Ethiopian history (1974 – 1991), the murders and the violation of human rights under Mengistu Haile Mariam.” Dr. Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate stresses that the Ethiopian Red Terror, the terrifying culmination of this era, must not disappear into oblivion. |
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Dr. Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate, bestselling author of his autobiography and “Manners” is a grandnephew of the last Ethiopian Emperor and Son of the last President of the imperial crown council. He studied law, economics and history at the University of Tubingen, Cambridge. In 1978 he received a PhD in Ethiopian History in Frankfurt. He is still living in Germany, working as a management consultant for Africa and the Middle East. |
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