Heart of Fire (film)

Heart of Fire also known by its original German name, Feuerherz is a 2009 German docudrama directed by Luigi Falorni. The film was inspired by the best selling book of German singer Senait Ghebrehiwet Mehari of the same name. The film was released on SeptemberGermany and OctoberUnited Kingdom, Italy, Eritrea.

Its here that Awet finds a new family and a mother substitute in the commander Maaza a beautiful and charismatic young woman who has made her way to one of the leading positions, typically occupied by men. Awet falls for her, and tries anything to catch her attention and win her favour. She endures paramilitary training and the harshness of guerrilla life in the dry Eritrean desert, waiting for the moment shell fight at the commanders side. But then Awet encounters the first dead bodies enemies and comrades lying side by side. In her eyes, the dead friends and foes all look shockingly alike children like her. So when Maaza gives her the longdesired Kalashnikov, Awet shirks the drill and pretends to shoot, but with an empty magazine she even buries her gun. She gets punished, mocked as a coward and isolated. But her refusal to kill and her nave questioning set a troublesome precedent a challenge to Maazas authority.Meanwhile losses to the enemy the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front or Shabia increase and the enemy tightens the circle. A few of Awets comrades are caught while fleeing and are killed at Maazas command. In a final clash with the enemy, the commander calls her fighters to the last sacrifice. But Awet takes control of her destiny this time. She confronts Maaza and finally leaves her former idol to her fate. While the troops are breaking apart, Awet is able to save herself and her stepsister hiding in an abandoned suitcase. ........

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