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Difret

2014, Movie, 1h 36min

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.

Country: Ethiopia,United States

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Reviews

Critic David Parkinson

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Quietly compelling...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Leslie Felperin

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...it’s hard not to stifle a tear at the emotional climax, and cinematographer Monika Lenczewska does a particularly handsome job evoking the milieu.

Read full review at The Guardian

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In a small village in Ethiopia, a 14-year-old girl named Hirut is kidnapped on her way home from school and taken to be married to a much older man. When she tries to escape, she ends up shooting her would-be husband. The practice of abduction into marriage is common in this village, but Hirut's bravery and determination to fight back has consequences. Meaza Ashenafi, a tenacious young lawyer from the city, arrives to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defense. Against all odds, Meaza takes on the patriarchal establishment and risks everything to save Hirut's life and challenge the long-standing tradition that perpetuates this form of violence against women. Will Meaza's determination be enough to change the course of history?

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