Omo Child: The River and the Bush

Overview

For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called 'mingi' and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 25, 2015

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Amharic, English

Countries

Ethiopia, United States of America

Production

Little Pass Films

Cast

Lale Labuko

Director

John Rowe

Producer

Tyler Rowe

Cinematography

Tyler Rowe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4151098