This documentary film chronicles the incredible true story of three Ethiopian women who immigrate to the U.S. after surviving torture at home in Ethiopia during the Red Terror era, only to discover that the man responsible for their torture is not only living in the US but is employed at the same midtown Atlanta hotel in Georgia as one of the women. The women identify the man and take him to court; the film documents the women’s harrowing journey to justice, bringing them face to face with their own torturer in what became a historic trial in modern American human rights law. He had been a government official who tortured and executed multiple civilians during the Derg era and was found to be working as a dish washer in the USA. The executive producer of this award winning documentary film is Liya Kebede. “I was so touched and moved by this story,” said Kebede, who has starred in movies including Desert Flower, Samba and The Best Offer. “We don’t often get to hear about such stories – the ‘other’ stories. The stories that do not get told. It is very rewarding to be a part of this film and to bring the story of these courageous women to light.”
“It has been an extraordinary experience bringing this powerful story to the screen,” commented director Christopher Chambers. “The resilience of these three women, refusing to be intimidated into silence by their abuser, relentlessly pursuing justice, while struggling to start new lives as immigrants and refugees, is the embodiment of heroism. The film was filmed in 10 cities across the globe, including Atlanta, Georgia, Ottawa, Canada and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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