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Difret
Directed by
Zeresenay Mehari
Not Rated
2014
1h 36m
Drama
,
Biography
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and more
6.9
86%
71%
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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.
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Where to Watch Difret
Kanopy
Free
Cast of Difret
Meron Getnet
Meaza Ashenafi
Tizita Hagere
Haregewine Assefa
Brook Sheferaw
Mekonnen Leake
Zeresenay Mehari
Director / Writer / Producer
Mehret Mandefro
Producer
Leelai Demoz
Producer
Difret Ratings & Reviews
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
Although the film doesn't dig into its characters' backstories much beyond Meaza, so as not to take away from the film's energetic pace, it treats all of them with respect, no matter how perverse their views may seem.
Spectrum Culture
Pat Padua
Difret is heavy-handed cinema and conflicted advocacy for a cause that deserves better.
Bust Magazine
Holiday Black
Change is complex-[Difret] illustrates that.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
This plays like Law and Order, but there are also striking glimpses of a backward society in rapid transition.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
It'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.
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
An affecting drama that is honest and clear-eyed about Hirut's trauma, and the ongoing struggles she'll face even if she's freed, without ever treating her abuse in an exploitative manner.
The Young Folks
Nathanael Hood
Tizita 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.
Washington Post
Alan Zilberman
This film is a necessary reminder of what can happen when people preserve tradition for its own sake.
Under the Radar
Kyle Mullin
Difret [feels] more like an on-site documentary than a dramatic film.
Common Sense Media
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Intense Ethiopian film makes case for girls'/women's rights.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
"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.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
The true story of a landmark case about abduction for marriage in Ethiopia that stands up for the dignity and rights of women everywhere.
Village Voice
Monica Castillo
Difret 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.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
The compelling "Difret" is a small film with a lot on its mind.
The Hollywood Reporter
Boyd van Hoeij
A quite powerful drama, based on a true story, that relies on familiar storytelling tropes.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
"Difret" presents an important message, albeit in rather clunky narrative terms.
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