DIFRET

DIFRET

DIFRET, 2014

Ethiopia | DCP, Color, 99’ | Amharic
Director: Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Cast: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Haregewine Assefa

14-year-old Hirut is kidnapped on her way back from school near Addis Ababa. The practice of abduction into marriage is one of Ethiopia's oldest traditions. The girl escapes from the place she is held captive and shoots her would-be husband with a rifle. Meaza Ashenafi, a powerful lawyer, will do all she can to prove that the little girl acted in self-defense. Based on actual events, the film touches on the pangs a community goes through when it abandons centuries-old traditions and tries to adapt to the modern world.

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