Heart of Fire ( Feuerherz - Die Reise des jungen Awet ) ( Feuerherz )

Heart of Fire (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Feuerherz - Die Reise des jungen Awet
Alternate Title: Feuerherz
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Luigi Falorni

Written By:
Luigi Falorni
Gabriele Kister

Actors:
Letekidan Micael ..... Awet
Solomie Micael ..... Freweyini
Seble Tilahun ..... Ma'aza
Daniel Seyoum ..... Mike'ele
Mekdes Wegene ..... Amrit
Samuel Semere ..... Haile

Synopsis:

Abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself as her country attempts to assert its independence from Ethiopia, a young Eritrean girl rails against injustice before re-connecting with the father she never knew, and ultimately being trained to fight in one of Eritrea's liberation armies. Awet was born in the late 1970s, and as the calendar turns to a new decade her country descends into chaos as the citizens struggle to break free from Ethiopia. When her mother disappears, Awet is placed in a Cathoic orphanage in Asmara. It is during her time in the orphanage that Awet begins to first perceive the injustice all around her, and gradually learns to stand up for her beliefs. Years later, Awet is reunited with her father and her sister, but the homecoming is sadly short-lived when dad decides to make some easy money by selling the pair to one of Eritrea's liberation armies. Once at the camp, the girls suffer a harsh life of loneliness and labour as they are trained to become soldiers and forced to contend with death and fanaticism on a daily basis. But in her short life Awet has managed to gain an extraordinary amount of courage, and becomes determined to find her way out of the bleak situation by any means necessary.

Luigi Falorni directs this drama based on the true story of a young female soldier who grows up in the midst of the Eritrean civil war. Despite Eritrea's ongoing war of independence against Ethiopia, Awet (Letekidan Micael) has hitherto had a peaceful childhood in an orphanage run by Italian nuns. One day Awet finds out that her father, a freedom fighter, is still alive. He removes Awet and her sister Freweyini (Solomie Micael) from the orphanage and offers their services to the Eritrean liberation army, where they come face to face with brutality, fanaticism and death.

She has the heart of a fighter: filled with strength, love and longing. Despite the chaos and turbulence of her country's savage war of independence, Awet grows up peacefully in an orphanage, lovingly cared for by Italian nuns. One day, Awet learns that her father, a hard-bitten freedom fighter, is still alive and demanding her returns. There, amongst the brutal lessons of life, Awet learns the ideals of freedom and experiences the numbing madness of war, coming face to face with death and fantacism.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 May, 2010.

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