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. Me... (Full plot summary below)
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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 continuing work of her women's legal-aid practice to save Hirut's life.
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| NOW TorontoRadheyan SimonpillaiIt's not exceptional filmmaking - the characters are particularly thin - but that doesn't make it anything less than necessary viewing. |
| Bust MagazineHoliday BlackChange is complex-[Difret] illustrates that. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt's not always a riveting sit, perhaps too procedural at times, but the effort excels at providing a glimpse of a little-known human rights violation, and one that continues to occur around the world to this day. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoIntense Ethiopian film makes case for girls'/women's rights. |
| New York TimesNicolas RapoldShot in sunny locales, Difret has an earnestness that hovers between plain-spoken and pedestrian, and there are scenes and sequences that just don’t come together as written and edited, no matter how admirable the film’s existence is. |
| Village VoiceMonica CastilloDifret is painful but profound, skirting the pitfalls of the inspirational biopic for something more grounded and remarkable. Its authenticity extends beyond its central characters, conveying a very real sense of what is at stake. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirThe film focuses on the moving and complex relationship between Hirut (Tizita Hagere) and her lawyer Meaza Ashenafi (Meron Getnet) as they battle a death sentence and prejudice against women. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyDifret is an important film dealing with an important theme ... Don't be deterred by the gravitas. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonAn earnest and passionate film, based on a true story that is enraging yet inspiring, that is essential viewing for anyone concerned with women's rights. |
| The Young FolksNathanael HoodTizita Hagere as Hirut Assefa provides the film with its stark emotional center while the unassuming cinematography emphasizes the feeling that the audience aren't just bystanders, but witnesses. |
