This film is about a sweet young boy who must leave his drought-ravaged village to live with distant relatives in the far-off highlands of Ethiopia, where his uncle hates the boy’s inability to farm — and his affinity for a certain ruminant — but his aunts are impressed by his cooking prowess. Aside from being a touching saga, it’s a stark look at how the ancient traditions of Ethiopia are running headfirst into modern ways.
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