Lamb
By: Ama Ampadu and Laurent Lavolé present a Slum Kid Films, Gloria Films, Heimatfilm production ; a film by Yared Zeleke ; written and directed by Yared Zeleke ; producer, Ama Ampadu, Laurent Lavolé, Johannes Rexin ; screenplay written with the collaboration of Géraldine Bajard
Contributors: Amare, Rediat, actor; Siyum, Kidist, actor; Assefa, Welela, actor; Teshome, Rahel, actor; Chassol, Christophe, composer; Slum Kid Films; Gloria Films; Heimatfilm (Firm); Kimstim Films
Series: The KimStim Collection; KimStim collection
Published: 2016
Language: amh
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 94
Subjects: Drama; Boys; Animal sacrifice; Foster parents; Runaway children; Jewish children; Prevention
Description: The film tells the story of young Ephraim, a half-Jewish Ethiopian boy who is sent by his father to live among distant relatives after his mother's death. Ephraim uses his cooking skills to carve out a place among his cousins, but when his uncle decides that his beloved sheep must be sacrificed for the next religious feast, he hatches a plan to save the animal and return home.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.

Title from title frame.

Wide screen (16:9).

Includes trailer.

Director of photography, Josée Deshaies ; editor, Véronique Bruque ; music, Christophe Chassol.

Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum, Welela Assefa, Surafel Teka, Rahel Teshome, Indris Mohamed.

Not rated.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen.

Amharic dialogue with English subtitles.

Official selection, Un Certain Regard, Festival de Cannes.