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Faya Dayi

Name: Faya Dayi
Released: 2021

2021

This hypnotic documentary drifts through the highlands of Harar, immersing us in the rituals of khat — the mildly narcotic leaf that is both a Sufi sacrament and Ethiopia's biggest cash crop — and the dreams and hardships of the people whose lives revolve around it.

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Part of 8 Essential Films from Ethiopia

This film is stop 8 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.