Price of Love (film)


Price of Love is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Hermon Hailay which was screened in the Official Selection at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
It was selected in Official Competition at FESPACO 2015 where it won the Special Prize of Ouagadougou. It has gone on to compete in numerous international film festivals and won multiple awards.
It tells the story of a young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love.

Awards and nominations

List of festival appearances

FestivalDateType
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of OuagadougouMarch 2015World premiere
Créteil International Women's Film FestivalMarch 2015European premiere
Panafrican Film Festival, CannesApril 2015Cannes premiere
Black Cinema BrazilMay 2015South American premiere
Africa Film Trinidad & TobagoJuly 2015Caribbean premiere
Zanzibar International Film FestivalJuly 2015Tanzanian premiere
Ecrans NoirsJuly 2015Cameroon premiere
Festival du cinéma Africain de KhouribgaSeptember 2015Morocco premiere
Toronto International Film FestivalSeptember 2015North American premiere
Festival International du Film de Femmes de SaléOctober 2015
Filmfest HamburgOctober 2015German premiere
African Film Festival OttawaOctober 2015
Cambridge African Film FestivalOctober 2015
Africa in MotionOctober 2015
Film AfricaNovember 2015
Afryka EyeNovember 2015
Africa International Film FestivalNovember 2015Nigeria premiere
Virginia Film FestivalNovember 2015US premiere
Lumieres d'AfriqueNovember 2015
Cairo International Film FestivalNovember 2015Egypt premiere
Stockholm International Film FestivalNovember 2015Scandinavian premiere
Palm Springs International Film FestivalJanuary 2016West Coast premiere
International Film Festival RotterdamJanuary 2016Dutch premiere
Pan African Film FestivalFebruary 2016Los Angeles premiere
AFI New African Film FestivalMarch 2016
Caravanes des Cinemas d'AfriqueMarch 2016
Washington DC International Film FestivalApril 2016DC premiere
Jeonju International Film FestivalApril 2016Asian premiere
New York African Film FestivalMay 2016New York premiere