Difret (2014) | May 27

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. – IMDb.com

Director: Zeresenay Mehari

Cast: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Haregewine Assefa, Brook Sheferaw, Mekonen Laeake

Country: Ethiopia

Distributor: Amplify

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

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Author: Josh Hornbeck

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