Stick Fights and Lip Plates - the Surma, South West Ethiopia

Stream the whole film for $1.00 or buy it at: http://oxfordhumanities.com/products_details.php?name=products&id=6 Narrated by Hollywood great Richard Harris. ONLY RICH MEN GET GIRLS WITH GREAT BREASTS. aka TELESMA. A scene from the Movie which features lots of tirbes. In a remote part of South West Ethiopia near the border with Southern Sudan live the Surma people. They've kept their traditional way of life, remaining almost untouched by the outside world. For the men, this means stick fighting - which can lead to serious injury - and in some cases death. For the women, lip plates, and obedience to their men.