• Director(s):

    PIKTOROFF (Cédric)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, LES FILMS D'ICI

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2025

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

By condemning Italy’s invasion of his country before the League of Nations on June 30, 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia (ruler of the world’s oldest sacred monarchy) called upon nations to uphold their commitments and duties under international law. Yet the cynicism of the great powers turned the Ethiopian crisis into a testing ground for political surrender, paving the way for even greater horrors. How can one put a stop to what seems to be the inevitable machinery of war?