Difret (2014)
99 min
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.
- Release date
- January 18, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States, Ethiopia
- Music
- Dave Eggar, David Schommer
- Box office
- $49,667
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Trailer
Cast
- Meron Getnet as Meaza Ashenafi
- Tizita Hagere as Hirut Assefa
- Haregewine Assefa as Membere Yohannes
- Mekonen Laeake as Mr. Assefa Bekele
- Abel Abebe as Militia Man
- Shitaye Abraha as Etaferaw Teshagen
- Genene Alemu as Dr. Tamrat
- Semahegn Alemu as Customary Judge
- Teferi Alemu as Village Judge
- Deribwork Assefa as Mrs. Belaynesh
- Hiwot Assefa as Emmet - the secretary
Crew
- Zeresenay Mehari · Director
- Zeresenay Mehari · Writer
- Leelai Demoz · Producer
- Mehret Mandefro · Producer
- Zeresenay Mehari · Producer
- Dave Eggar · Composer
- David Schommer · Composer
- Monika Lenczewska · Cinematographer
- Agnieszka Glinska · Editor
- Girma Adane · Casting director
- Dawit Shawel · Production designer