Alazar

A Short film of

Beza Hailu Lemma

Produced by

Kidam, Les Cigognes Films

Production year2024

Runtime36 min

Synopsis

In contemporary Ethiopia, a farming community's exodus is disrupted when the patriarch of a prominent family disappears from his grave. Tessema, his son, begins to question the church's divine explanation, forcing him to launch his own investigation.

Credits

Director (1)

Beza Hailu Lemma
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Actors (2)

Surafel Teka

Kassa Zewdnesh

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producers : Kidam, Les Cigognes Films

Co-production : Condor

Foreign production company : Gobez Media Inc

Full credits (14)

Executive Producers : Martin Jérôme, Jules Grange

Screenwriter : Beza Hailu Lemma

Director of Photography : Giorgos Valsamis

Music Composer : Bachar Mar-Khalifé

Editor : Julien Perrin

Sound Recordist : Jules Valeur

Costume designers : Eyoab Melaku, Saron Moges

Associate Producer : Alexandre Perrier

Line Producer : Martin Jérôme

Co-producers : Martin Jérôme, Alexis Mas

Production managers : Beza Hailu Lemma, Aranka Matits

Sound Editor : Clément Chauvelle

Production Designer : Beza Hailu Lemma

Make-up Artist : Edlawit Assefa

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Amharic
Premier pays de production : France
Coproducer countries : France (60.0%), Canada (40.0%), Ethiopia
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Canada, Ethiopia)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 36 min 19 seconds
Visa number : 162.878
Visa issue date : 08/11/2024
Production formats : HD 2K
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (4)

French short films tour the world: December 2025

05 JANUARY 2026

News in brief

Unifrance renews its support for the Dakar Short Film Festival for its 8th edition

02 DECEMBER 2025

News in brief

Selections (5)

FESPACO
Burkina Faso, 2025
Compétition officielle
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2025
Regards d'Afrique
TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada, 2024
Short Cuts
Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia, 2024
International Competition

Awards (2)

Dakar Court
2025
Grand prix du jury
Prix de la mise scène
FESPACO
Burkina Faso, 2025
Poulain d'argent

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