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Melody of Love

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In the capital of Ethiopia, a dynamic jazz scene is unfolding. A young musician, heartbreaker and rebel named Michael (Elijah Reid) shares the stage with great musicians like Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethio-Jazz. It seems like he is on his way to the top until he receives a call from his mother in Europe, which confuses his entire existence. He has to go to Brussels to support his immigrant family and – in the eyes of his family – to build his own future. Michael wanders through the nightlife of Addis. He’s torn by the uncertainty between the two worlds, between Africa and Europe and the promise each holds. His last days he spends living intensively before his journey into the unknown.

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Amy Taubin Artforum Melody of Love, a gorgeous microbudget film that turns the tables on the usual migration narrative, reflects the experience of its director, Edmundo Bejarano, and Carlos Vargas, its cinematographer and producer. Jul 14, 2023 Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook “Melody of Love’s” writer-director Edmundo Bejarano is Bolivian, with no obvious connection to Ethiopia, and pleasantly uninterested in poverty porn or cruel stereotyping. The terrible trouble is he forgot to give his movie a plot. Jun 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In the capital of Ethiopia, a dynamic jazz scene is unfolding. A young musician, heartbreaker and rebel named Michael (Elijah Reid) shares the stage with great musicians like Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethio-Jazz. It seems like he is on his way to the top until he receives a call from his mother in Europe, which confuses his entire existence. He has to go to Brussels to support his immigrant family and – in the eyes of his family – to build his own future. Michael wanders through the nightlife of Addis. He’s torn by the uncertainty between the two worlds, between Africa and Europe and the promise each holds. His last days he spends living intensively before his journey into the unknown.
Director
Edmundo Bejarano
Producer
Carlos Vargas
Screenwriter
Edmundo Bejarano
Genre
Music
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m