Omo Child: The River and the Bush

8.2 2015 | 89 min

Documentary Drama

For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called 'mingi' and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice.

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Title: Omo Child: The River and the Bush
Original Title: Omo Child: The River and the Bush
Year: 2015
Release Date: February 25, 2015
Rating: 8.2/10 (6 votes)
Popularity: 0.2
Runtime: 89 minutes
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Director(s): John Rowe
Writer(s): 
Producer(s): Tyler Rowe
Language: Amharic, English
Country: Ethiopia, United States of America
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Status: Released
Tagline: 
TMDB ID: 332613
IMDB ID: tt4151098
IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4151098
TMDB Link: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/332613
Official Site: http://omochildmovie.com/
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For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called 'mingi' and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice.
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