Wednesday, Dec. 2 @ 6:00PM- Cowin (TC)

Saturday, Dec. 5 @ 8:30PM - Riverside

ADERA

US PREMIERE
Adera is the heart wrenching story of an Ethiopian refugee's struggle to survive in the city of Johannesburg. Marlam struggles to provide for her two children back home and, through a series of twisted circumstances, ends up as a surrogate mother for a wealthy Ethiopian couple, Tiru and Fre. Their fate is tied to that of Biru's, the shady middle man who is only interested in the money. As this unique African story unfolds, the true cost of dreams is revealed and each life is changed forever. By Nega Tariku, Ethiopia/South Africa, 107min, 2009, drama in English and Amharic with English subtitles.

Q&A after the screenings

PART OF FOCUS ON SOUTH AFRICA