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Difret

Amplify | Release Date: October 23, 2015

Summary: When 14-year-old Hirut is abducted in her rural village’s tradition of kidnapping women for marriage, she fights back, accidentally killing her captor and intended husband. Local law demands a death sentence for Hirut, but Meaza, a tough and passionate lawyer from a women’s legal aide practice, steps in to fight for her. With both Hirut’s life and the future of the practice at stake the two women must make their case for self-defense against one of Ethiopia’s oldest and most deeply-rooted traditions.

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Runtime:	99 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.difret.com/
Production:	Truth Aid
Genres:	Biography, Drama, History, Crime
Countries:	USA, Ethiopia
Language:	Amharic
Home Release Date:	Aug 2, 2016

Director	Credit
Zeresenay Mehari	Director

Writer	Credit
Zeresenay Mehari	Screenplay

Principal Cast	Credit
Meron Getnet	Meaza Ashenafi
Tizita Hagere	Hirut Assefa

Cast	Credit
Abel Abebe	Militia Man
Deribwork Assefa	Mrs. Belaynesh
Genene Alemu	Dr. Tamrat
Getachew Debalke	Mr. Hiruy
Haregewine Assefa	Membere Yohannes
Hiwot Assefa	Emmet - The Secretary
Mehret Belete	Militia Man
Meron Getnet	Meaza Ashenafi
Rahel Teshome	Cast
Semahegn Alemu	Customary Judge
Shitaye Abraha	Etaferaw Teshagen
Teferi Alemu	Village Judge
Tewodros Jembere	Customary Judge
Tizita Hagere	Hirut Assefa
Yeneneh Engedawok	Village Teacher
Yohannes Belay	Alemu

Producer	Credit
Andargachew Tewodros	Associate Producer
Angelina Jolie	Executive Producer
Carrie Lynn Certa	Line Producer
Emanuel AG	Associate Producer
Francesca Zampi	Executive Producer
Jay Spangler	Co-Producer
Jessica Rankin	Executive Producer
Julie Mehretu	Executive Producer
Lacey Schwartz	Executive Producer
Leelai Demoz	Producer
Mehret Mandefro	Producer
Zeresenay Mehari	Producer