Price of Love

Hermon Hailay

A cab driver in Addis Ababa intervenes in a fight between a prostitute, and her ex-boyfriend, who sells women to “work” in the Middle East, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself caught up in a relationship with the woman, which makes him confront his past and find out the price of love.

DIRECTOR
Hermon Hailay
YEAR
2015
COUNTRY
Ethiopia
RUNTIME
99 minutes
LANGUAGE
Amharic with English subtitles

Teddy (Eskindir Tameru), the son of a prostitute who grew up on the streets after his mother’s death, desperately tries to avoid the temptation of his old ways of chewing khat and drinking. His only support system is his priest, who bought him a taxi license on the condition that he live a decent life away from his past. But after Teddy intervenes in a fight between a prostitute, Fere (Fereweni Gebregergs), and her ex-boyfriend, who sells women to “work” in the Middle East, his taxi is stolen by the latter as leverage. As a result, Teddy finds himself caught up in a relationship with Fere, and during the search for the car, they discover the price of love.

Price of Love
Price of Love
Price of Love
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