AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL NEW ZEALAND

Synopsis

During the Ethiopian civil war, a Jewish teenager struggles to keep her beloved Christian boyfriend from being drafted, as she resists the pressure of leaving with her family to go to Israel without him. Set at a traumatic time in Ethiopia’s history, the film poses questions integral to the current international immigration debate: When war breaks out, who gets to flee and who is left with nowhere to run? Played with great charm and charisma by two hitherto unknown teenage actors.

“Fig Tree is beautiful, romantic and cinematic, as well as historically interesting, and Davidian has made an impressive feature-film debut.”
THE JERUSALEM POST