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Difret is a 2014 drama film that tells the true story of a girl who defends herself from a forced marriage and a lawyer who fights for her rights. The film won awards at Sundance and Berlin festivals and was Ethiopia's Oscar entry.
With Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Abel Abebe, Shitaye Abraha. A young lawyer travels to an Ethiopian village to represent Hirut, a 14-year-old girl who shot her would-be husband as he and others were practicing one of the nation's oldest traditions: abduction into marriage.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Zeresenay Mehari
- 2015-10-23
Dec 7, 2014 · Difret is a 2014 Ethiopian film about a lawyer who defends a girl who killed her abductor in self-defense. The film is inspired by a true story and features Angelina Jolie as an executive producer.
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A film by Zeresenay Berhane Mehar, 2014, Ethiopia, 99'Executive Producer: Angelina JolieIN US CINEMAS OCT 23, 2015http://difret.com // https://www.facebook.c...
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Nov 17, 2015 · Directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, with Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere and Abel Abebe. Presented by Angelina Jolie. Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home...
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- metropolefilms
Oct 23, 2015 · 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.
The Sundance and Berlinale award-winning drama DIFRET, is based on the inspirational true story of a young Ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a life-or-death clash between cultural traditions and their country’s advancement of equal rights.
