Difret

Difret

2014
1h 36m
6.3

6.3/10

60 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. In her village the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia’s oldest traditions. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self defense. Meaza boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority and abiding by customary law, risking the ongoing work of her women’s legal aid practice to save Hirut’s life.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $49,667

Language: AM

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Production Information

Production Companies
Haile Addis Pictures
Production Countries
Ethiopia United States of America
Spoken Languages
Amharic

Keywords

death penalty kidnapping ethiopia human rights child kidnapping

Quick Facts

Release Date August 10, 2014
Status Released
Language AM
IMDb ID tt2611390

Cast

Meron Getnet
Meron Getnet

Meaza Ashenafi

Tizita Hagere
Tizita Hagere

Hirut Assefa

Haregewine Assefa
Haregewine Assefa

Membere Yohannes

Brook Sheferaw
Brook Sheferaw

Mekonnen Leake
Mekonnen Leake

Mr. Assefa Bekele

Meaza Tekle
Meaza Tekle

Mrs. Mulu Assefa

Key Crew

Zeresenay Mehari
Director
Zeresenay Mehari
Screenplay
Jessica Rankin
Executive Producer
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Executive Producer
Francesca Zampi
Executive Producer
Mehret Mandefro
Producer
Zeresenay Mehari
Producer
Julie Mehretu
Executive Producer