Price of Love is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Hermon Hailay which was screened in the Official Selection at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

Price of Love
Directed byHermon Hailay
Written byHermon Hailay
Max Conil
Produced byMax Conil
StarringEskindir Tameru
Fereweni Gebregergs
CinematographyMulgeta Amaru
Edited byMax Conil
Habtegebrel Abebe
Production
company
HM Film Production
Release date
  • 3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) (FESPACO)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryEthiopia
LanguageAmharic

It was selected in Official Competition at FESPACO 2015 where it won the Special Prize of Ouagadougou. It has gone on to compete in numerous international film festivals and won multiple awards.[2]

It tells the story of a young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love.[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result
2015 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Special Prize of Ouagadougou Won
2015 Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix Nominated
2015 International Pan-African Film Festival, Cannes Dikalo Award Best Film Won
2015 International Pan-African Film Festival, Cannes Dikalo Award Best Actor Won
2015 International Pan-African Film Festival, Cannes Dikalo Award Best Actress Won
2015 Zanzibar International Film Festival Bi Kidude Award (Chairman's Award) Won
2015 Écrans noirs Ecrans d'Or Nominated
2015 Toronto International Film Festival Grolsch People’s Choice Award Nominated
2015 Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga Prix Coup de cœur du jury Won
2015 Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga Prix culturel Don quichotte Won
2015 Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga Best Actor Won
2015 Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé Grand Prix Nominated
2015 Africa International Film Festival Best Screenplay Won
2015 Lumières d'Afrique Prix du Jury Signis Won
2015 Stockholm International Film Festival Bronze Horse Nominated
2016 Jeonju International Film Festival Grand Prix Nominated

List of festival appearances

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Festival Date Type
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou March 2015 World premiere
Créteil International Women's Film Festival March 2015 European premiere
Panafrican Film Festival, Cannes April 2015 Cannes premiere
Black Cinema Brazil May 2015 South American premiere
Africa Film Trinidad & Tobago July 2015 Caribbean premiere
Zanzibar International Film Festival July 2015 Tanzanian premiere
Ecrans Noirs July 2015 Cameroon premiere
Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga September 2015 Morocco premiere
Toronto International Film Festival September 2015 North American premiere
Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé October 2015
Filmfest Hamburg October 2015 German premiere
African Film Festival Ottawa October 2015
Cambridge African Film Festival October 2015
Africa in Motion October 2015
Film Africa November 2015
Afryka Eye November 2015
Africa International Film Festival November 2015 Nigeria premiere
Virginia Film Festival November 2015 US premiere
Lumieres d'Afrique November 2015
Cairo International Film Festival November 2015 Egypt premiere
Stockholm International Film Festival November 2015 Scandinavian premiere
Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2016 West Coast premiere
International Film Festival Rotterdam January 2016 Dutch premiere
Pan African Film Festival February 2016 Los Angeles premiere
AFI New African Film Festival March 2016
Caravanes des Cinemas d'Afrique March 2016
Washington DC International Film Festival April 2016 DC premiere
Jeonju International Film Festival April 2016 Asian premiere
New York African Film Festival May 2016 New York premiere

References

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