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From executive producer Angelina Jolie comes the award-winning drama DIFRET, based on the inspirational true story of a young Ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a life-or-death clash between cultural traditions and their country's advancement of equal rights. 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 Maeza, 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. DIFRET paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the brave individuals ready to help shape it.
Original Release
01/19/2014
US Release
01/19/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Meron Getnet | Meaza Ashenafi |
Tizita Hagere | Hirut Assefa |
Abel Abebe | Militia Man |
Shitaye Abraha | Etaferaw Teshagen |
Genene Alemu | Dr. Tamrat |
Semahegn Alemu | Customary Judge |
Teferi Alemu | Village Judge |
Deribwork Assefa | Mrs. Belaynesh |
Haregewine Assefa | Membere Yohannes |
Hiwot Assefa | Emmet - the secretary |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Meron Getnet | Meaza Ashenafi |
Tizita Hagere | Hirut Assefa |
Abel Abebe | Militia Man |
Shitaye Abraha | Etaferaw Teshagen |
Genene Alemu | Dr. Tamrat |
Semahegn Alemu | Customary Judge |
Teferi Alemu | Village Judge |
Deribwork Assefa | Mrs. Belaynesh |
Haregewine Assefa | Membere Yohannes |
Hiwot Assefa | Emmet - the secretary |
Yohannes Belay | Alemu |
Mehret Belete | Militia Man |
Getachew Debalke | Mr. Hiruy |
Yeneneh Engedawok | Village Teacher |
Tewodros Jembere | Customary Judge |
Kiya Kennha | Aregash Assefa |
Tesfaye Kinfe | Alemayehu |
Mekonen Laeake | Assefa Bekele |
Brook Sheferaw | Assistant D.A. |
Solomon Teka | Mr. Zenebe |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lacey Schwartz Delgado | Executive Producer |
Angelina Jolie | Executive Producer |
Julie Mehretu | Executive Producer |
Jessica Rankin | Executive Producer |
Francesca Zampi | Executive Producer |
Zeresenay Mehari | Producer |
Emanuel AG | Producer |
Carrie Lynn Certa | Producer |
Leelai Demoz | Producer |
Mehret Mandefro | Producer |
Jay Spangler | Producer |
Andargachew Tewodros | Producer |