If Only I Were That Warrior

Directed by: Valerio Ciriaci Released: 2021 (educational) Year of Production: 2015 Running Time: 72 min Language: Ethiopian, Italian Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects: African Studies, Human Rights       If Only I Were That Warrior from Awen Films on Vimeo.       If Only I Were That Warrior is a feature documentary film focusing on the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1935. Following the recent construction of a monument dedicated to Fascist general Rodolfo Graziani, the film addresses the unpunished war crimes he and others committed in the name of Mussolini’s imperial ambitions. The stories of three characters, filmed in present day Ethiopia, Italy and the United States, take the audience on a journey through the living memories and the tangible remains of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia — a journey that crosses generations and continents to today, where this often overlooked legacy still ties the fates of two nations and their people.