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Grandpa Was an Emperor

2023Movie1 h 32 min

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The documentary follows Yeshi Kassa, great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, as she embarks on a personal quest to discover what happened to her closest relatives during the coup of 1974. While Yeshi and her older sister were thousands of miles away in a British boarding school, her great-grandfather was deposed by a revolution, setting off a harrowing chain of events that would put her parents and siblings in grave danger. For the very first time, the royal family examines the events that led to the collapse of a 3,000-year-old dynasty and reflects on how, against all odds, they were able to survive this turbulent time in Ethiopian history.

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Directed by
Constance Marks

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April 7, 2023 · 1 h 32 min · Documentary

Released
April 7, 2023
Runtime
1 h 32 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
2 countries