Movie Details
Theatrical Release:February 25th, 2015
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Little Pass Films
Cast & Crew
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Tyler Rowe
Director of Photography
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Tyler Rowe
Producer
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Matt Skow
Editor
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Eric Poline
Music
Omo Child The River and the Bush (2015)
Audience Score
StarringLale Labuko
DirectorJohn Rowe
Plot
For many generations people in the Omo Valley tribal southwest Ethiopia believed some children are cursed and that these cursed children bring disease drought and death to the tribe The curse is called mingi and mingi children are killed Lale Labuko a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice Filmed over a five year period we follow Lales journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice
