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Starting from a hotel in Addis Ababa built by Emperor Haile Selassie, Ruth Beckermann explores a place both familiar and foreign to her.Archive footage and conversations on the ground combine personal reflections with the histories of Ethiopia and Europe.
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Starting from a hotel in Addis Ababa built by Emperor Haile Selassie, Ruth Beckermann explores a place both familiar and foreign to her. Archive footage and conversations on the ground combine personal reflections with the histories of Ethiopia and Europe.
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- Release date
- Feb 15, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
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- Language
- Amharic, German
- Country
- Austria, Italy
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