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Når regnen svigter (When the Rain Fails)

Film
Title of the film Original title: Når regnen svigter
English title: When the Rain Fails
Hungarian title: Mikor az eső lehull

Production and shooting info Country of the production: Denmark - dk
Year of production: from 2007 to 2008
Year of shooting: 2007
Length of the film: 45 min
Colouring: colour
Recording format: HDV
Original language: amaric
Language of subtitle: English

Description of the content In the small village of Jarota in Northern Ethiopia, every year, farmers have a hard time surviving in the harsh nature. Barren soil, lack of rain and starvation are part of life for most people. But one of the young peasants has taken a new path that might ensure him and his family: He has just opened the first shop in the area.

Credits Made by: Jakob Gottschau
Music composer: Niels Mosumgaard
Editor: Jesper Osmund

Company / Institution Production: Express TV-production
Distributor: DR International Sales (Danish Television)

Ethnicity and locality Continent: East Africa
Country: Ethiopia - et
Location
 (City, village, region, mountains, etc.): Jarota

Tipology Type: non-fiction film
Form: documentary film

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Keyword: rural life
 földművelés
 way of living

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