Adwa

Name: Adwa
Director: Haile Gerima
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1999-11-20
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.2

199997m

★ 7.2

DocumentaryWar

In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.

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