There haven’t been many films about Israelis of Ethiopian descent and even fewer television series, so the new Hot series Indal, which focuses on a group of Ethiopian young people in Ashdod, breaks new ground. The hero is Indal (Yaniv Almench), who articulates his credo early in the first episode, saying, “All our lives, our parents were nice. The series was created by Indal Kebede and Ori Weisbrod, and directed by Asaf Korman (Next to Her), and was inspired by Kebede’s own experiences. Kebede has spoken about the challenge of casting mostly non-professional actors in Indal, because there simply were not enough Ethiopian actors of the appropriate age. Although it’s not surprising in a series on this topic, Indal is very violent, from the opening scene on, and viewers should be forewarned.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2024 16:38 UTC