Tiya's Dream

In Ethiopia, in a small country school, children have a lesson on the Millennium Development Goals. But one of the pupils, Tiya, is distracted, she doesn’t listen. She is staring at the window. Outside, some children are playing rugby... Abderrahmane Sissako's contribution to 8 (2008).

Cast

Nigist Anteneh

as Tiya

Tefera Gizaw

as Tiya's father

Fekadu Kebede

as Teacher

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