TIFF 2018: Fig Tree (Etz Teena)

Set during the Ethiopian civil war, Fig Tree tells the coming-of-age story of a Jewish teenager looking to save her non-Jewish boyfriend. Writer-director Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian makes her award-winning feature debut by taking viewers back to 1989.  Set in Addis Ababa, Ethopia, the film focuses on Mina.  When the Jewish teenager learns of her family’s plan to make aliyah in Israel, she fears the worst for her boyfriend, Eli.  This is because Eli is likely to be…

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