This poignant and powerful exploration of the hugely unfair trade between the multi-million-dollar coffee industry and the poverty-stricken coffee producers of Ethiopia is now available on DVD. Marc and Nick Francis’ documentary got a 5-star review in NI 390, June 2006.
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