Price of Love
A young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love.
Price of Love was in official selection at Toronto International Film Festival, Rotterdam, Palm Springs, Stockholm, Hamburg, Jeonju, Cairo plus over 50 others where it won 11 awards.
PAST SCREENINGS:
ELLAS SON CINE June 2016, Spain
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NEW YORK AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL May 2016, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April 2016, South Korea
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April 2016, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CARAVANES DES CINEMAS D’AFRIQUE April 2016, France
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AFI NEW AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL March 2016, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL February 2016, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM February 2016, The Netherlands
OFFICIAL SELECTION
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL January 2016, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL November 2015, Sweden
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL November 2015, Egypt
OFFICIAL SELECTION
VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL November 2015, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
LUMIERES D’AFRIQUE Novermber 2015, France
WINNER: SIGNIS JURY PRIZE
AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL November 2015, Nigeria
WINNER: BEST SCREENPLAY
AFRYKA EYE November 2015, UK
BFI LOVE SEASON
FILM AFRICA November 2015, UK
BFI LOVE SEASON
AFRICA IN MOTION October 2015, UK
BFI LOVE SEASON
CAMBRIDGE AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL October 2015, UK
BFI LOVE SEASON
AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL OTTAWA October 2015, Canada
OFFICIAL SELECTION
FILMFEST HAMBURG October 2015, Germany
OFFICIAL SELECTION
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE FEMMES DE SALé September 2015, Morocco
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL September 2015, Canada
OFFICIAL SELECTION – CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga September 2015, Morocco
WINNER: BEST ACTOR, SPECIAL JURY – BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR
ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL July 2015, Tanzania
WINNER: BI KIDUDE AWARD (CHAIRMAN’S AWARD)
ECRANS NOIR July 2015, Cameroon
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
AFRICA FILM TRINIDAD & TOBAGO July 2015, Trinidad & Tobago
OFFICIAL SELECTION
BLACK CINEMA BRAZIL May 2015, Brazil
OFFICIAL SELECTION
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM PANAFRICAIN April 2015, Cannes, France
WINNER: BEST FILM, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS
FILMS DE FEMMES March 2015, Creteil, France
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
FESPACO March 2015, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
WINNER: SPECIAL PRIZE (WORLD PREMIERE)
Distributor
Netflix
Distributor
Canal +
Writer/Producer
Max Conil
Date
11 January 2022