Teza, the winner of this year's FESPACO (African Oscar Award), by Ethiopian born director Haile Gerima was premiered at the National Theatre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Only Edna Mall, a three purpose-built cinema complex has got the nod to screen the film since the premiering.

Thousands of people have watched Teza at Edna Mall (Matti Multiplex). The opening at the National Theater with its location at the centre of the Capital will benefit many traveling from northern and western parts of Addis.

According to the current schedule, Teza will show only on Saturdays at 6 pm every week.

More about Teza - 2008 (140 minutes)

The return of the African intellectual Anberber to his native country during the repressive Marxist regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people's humanity and social values. After several years spent studying medicine in Germany, Anberber returns to Ethiopia only to find the country of his youth replaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that uses scientists for their own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no refuge from violence. The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of military and rebelling factions. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lay around him. Written by Venice Film Festival