Teza 2008

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: Both intimate and sprawling in its scope and reach, Teza is a remarkable portrait of the tortured political and social history that Ethiopia suffered in the last decades of the 20th century. Read more

Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times: The herky-jerky quality of the experience, exacerbated by writer-director Gerima's restless editing, makes Anberber's story difficult to follow. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The film is rough around the edges, and overlong at two hours and 13 minutes. Still, it's an eye-opening portrait of injustice and loss that leaves you drowning in rage and sorrow. Read more

Alissa Simon, Variety: Ultimately rewards the viewer's patience with a potent sense of Ethiopian history and culture. Read more

Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: Tands as a richly expansive portrait of a man caught between an untenable exile and the terrible consequences of his homeland's violent past. Read more