Difret
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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Cast
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Meron Getnet
Meaza Ashenafi
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Yilugnta
Tizita Hagere
Hirut Assefa
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Haregewine Assefa
Membere Yohannes
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The Seducer
In Search of Beauty
Brook Sheferaw
Mekonnen Leake
Mr. Assefa Bekele
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Miazia
Kasinaye
Meaza Tekle
Mrs. Mulu Assefa
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Zeresenay Mehari Director · David Schommer Composer Dave Eggar Composer
Worldwide gross $50K · United States release October 23, 2015 · Produced in Ethiopia, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$49,667
Production
Haile Addis Pictures
Production
Ethiopia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Amharic
Spoken on screen
Amharic
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2014
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Ethiopia · September 25, 2014
Theatrical
United States · October 23, 2015
Theatrical
Australia
June 6, 2014 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Belgium
April 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2014 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
October 3, 2014 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Estonia
November 17, 2014 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
July 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
March 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
November 2, 2014 · Premiere · 55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Iceland
September 26, 2014 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
India
October 17, 2014 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
Ireland
March 20, 2015 · Premiere · Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Israel
July 11, 2014 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 21, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
April 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
March 27, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
April 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 10, 2015 · Premiere · BUFF Film Festival
Switzerland
August 10, 2014 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 1, 2014 · Premiere · Kiev International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
October 28, 2014 · Premiere · Abu Dhabi Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 18, 2014 · Premiere · London Film Festival
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
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