2014 CNEX 國際華人紀錄片影展

理想的國度 Awra Amba     [台灣首映]
 

英國 UK / 2009 / 29min / 導演 Director：Paulina TERVO

2010 倫敦國際電影節

誠品敦南11/6,17:30★  誠品敦南11/7,11:00★
 

這是一個在衣索比亞西北部的村落。這個村落的村民們背景各異，他們來到這裡，找到了一條擺脫貧窮的路：創造一個平等、自由、互助、共享的「現代烏托邦」。

40 years ago, an illiterate Ethiopian farmer created his own heaven on earth, based on equality and freedom from organized religions. He was driven by a belief that there is a way out of poverty, hunger and inequality, simply by working hard, reversing traditional values and getting rid of lengthy religious practices.

This is the story of his brainchild Awra Amba: a remarkable, rural weaving community in the Amhara Region in Northern Ethiopia. It is a story of belief in a better, more equal world where humans don’t have to suffer, but live in peace and harmony.