Ethiopia8 Essential Films from EthiopiaStop 7 of 8

Blood Is Not Fresh Water

Name: Blood Is Not Fresh Water
Released: 1997

1997

Framed as a personal and political history, this essayistic documentary traces Ethiopia's story and the roots of its Rastafari movement from Haile Selassie's 1930 coronation through the fall of the monarchy in the 1970s.

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Part of 8 Essential Films from Ethiopia

This film is stop 7 of 8 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Ethiopia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Ethiopia in the 196 country film challenge.