Omo Child: The River and the Bush
Omo Child: The River and the Bush

Omo Child: The River and the Bush

8.2

1 hr 29 min

2015-02-25

6

For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called 'mingi' and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice.

Documentary

Drama

Trailers

Characters

Lale Labuko

Lale Labuko

Himself

Similar Movies

Mountain Gorilla

1992-03-25

Spider Forest

2004-09-03

The Owner of Hell

1970-02-13

American Gigolo

1980-02-01

The Bounty

1984-05-04

Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary

The Combat

1976-01-01

The Butcher

1970-02-27

B. Monkey

1999-07-15

Tiger by the Tail

1970-01-01

Murder in Peyton Place

1977-10-03

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974-09-19

Der Tote am Strand

2006-12-01

Vengeance in the Dreary Night

2025-05-28

Jane

2017-12-28

The Silence of the Forest

2003-05-19

A Killing Affair

1985-10-24

Common Law Cabin

1967-07-01

Lain mukaan

1956-03-23

Under the Sign of Voodoo

1974-01-01