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Oct 23, 2015 · While walking home from school, 14-year-old Hirut (Tizita Hagere) is kidnapped by a gang of men who carry her off to a remote cabin. One of the men beats and rapes her and then announces that he plans to make her his wife, part of a longstanding tradition in Ethiopia known as abduction-marriage.
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A crusading attorney (Meron Getnet) defends a 14-year-old Ethiopian (Tizita Hagere) who stands trial for killing the man who abducted and raped her.
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- Meron Getnet
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Drama
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
Oct 23, 2015 · Overview. 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.
Directed by Zeresenay Mehari. 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.
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- Haile Addis Pictures
- Zeresenay Mehari
Dec 15, 2014 · DIFRET is only the fourth feature film to be made in 35mm in Ethiopia and is this year's Ethiopian submission for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. It tells the story of a young girl of 14, abducted for marriage, in a tradition that goes back centuries in rural parts of the country.
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.