Difret
- Year
- 2014
- Description
- Cast includes Abel Abebe, Meron Getnet, and Tizita Hagere.
As part of a rural Ethiopian tradition, 14-year-old Hirut Assefa (played by Tizita Hagere) is kidnapped by armed men and raped by an abductor who had decided to marry her. When she tries to escape and kills her rapist in self-defense, she is arrested for murder and must rely on attorney Meaza Ashenafi (played by Meron Getnet) to help her fight the patriarchal system. - Director
- Mehari, Zeresenay Berhane
- Writer
- Mehari, Zeresenay Berhane
- Producer
- Demoz, Leelai; Mandefro, Mehret; Mehari, Zeresenay Berhane
- Cinematographer
- Lenczewska, Monika
- Editor
- Glinska, Agnieszka
- Production Team
- Haile-Addis Pictures, Truth Aid Media, and Passion River Films
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Source
- Based on real-life events
- Language
- Amharic with English subtitles
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (99 min.) or 1 streaming video (99 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Updated
- 03-16-2023
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 27, 2014Los Angeles Times, Dec. 11, 2014
RogerEbert.com, Oct. 23, 2015
Variety, Jan. 24, 2014
Washington Post, Oct. 29, 2015