The movie follows Ruth, a teenager, as she inherits a medallion from her mother, etched with a golden portrait of Nefertiti, symbolizing beauty and strength. The medallion holds a deeper significance, as it was passed down from Ruth's mother, who was captured by the Derg communist military regime in her youth and spent years in a prison camp, separated from her family.
The Medallion
A mother and daughter navigate a treacherous civil conflict, traveling to Ethiopia to uncover the mother's traumatic history as a survivor of the Red Terror genocide, set against the vibrant backdrop of Ethiopian culture.
