Film

Difret

2014 · 1h 36m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

61

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.

Meron Getnet

Meaza Ashenafi

Tizita Hagere

Hirut Assefa

Haregewine Assefa

Membere Yohannes

Brook Sheferaw

Mekonnen Leake

Mr. Assefa Bekele

Meaza Tekle

Mrs. Mulu Assefa

• Zeresenay MehariDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Mehret MandefroProducer
• Leelai DemozProducer
• Jessica RankinExecutive Producer
• Lacey Schwartz DelgadoExecutive Producer
• Francesca ZampiExecutive Producer
• Julie MehretuExecutive Producer
• Angelina JolieExecutive Producer
• Monika LenczewskaDirector of Photography
• David SchommerOriginal Music Composer

Difret - Trailer (US)

Release date

August 10, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

Amharic

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Revenue

$49,667

Genres

Drama

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