Addis Ababa, March 6, 2010 (Addis Ababa) - A documentary film highlighting the life of President Girma Woldegiorgis was inaugurated here on Saturday.

Emuye Film Production produced the film.

Company General Manager, Enatalem Getachew said the film was produced in 17 months.

The manager said though Ethiopia is a land of many heroes and scholars their history is not transferred to generations in written or recorded form.

She said her company produced the film as it believes that youth will draw lessons from the president's life history.

Enatalem said more than 420,000 Birr was spent on production of the 52 minute film.

State Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mohamouda Gaas on his part said such film the coming generation will draw best practices from the film.

Source: ENA