Behind the Eucalyptus
Production Details
Script: Anna Soler-Pont
Logline: Set in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), La Habana (Cuba) and Barcelona (Spain), this is the story of Solomon: a story of hope and love across three continents.
About the Film
Solomon is an eight year old Ethiopian boy living in Addis Ababa, aware that the world is changing around him: Haile Selassie’s kingdom is reaching the end. As an orphan of a fighter in the Ogaden war against Somalia, he will end up embarking on a ship together with a thousand orphan children like him from Assab, through the Red Sea, with destination towards Cuba…
To be shot in Addis Ababa, La Habana, Isla de la Juventud (Cuba) and Barcelona.