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‘Made in Ethiopia’ Review: A Compelling Look at Chinese Influence in Eastern Africa


Colorful characters and rebel workers collide in directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan's compelling documentary, 'Made in Ethiopia.'

In “ Made in Ethiopia,” directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan take the macro issue of China’s influence in Africa and present it provocatively through the micro lens of its effect on a few Chinese and Ethiopian individuals striving for a better life. Centering Edae shifts the narrative from a straight David and Goliath story with clear heroes and villains into a complicated morality tale of ever-changing priorities and loyalties. While showing the wedding of a Chinese man and an Ethiopian woman, the camera pans to a stash of cash being presented on a silver tray to the bride’s parents.

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