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10/08/2014 Drama 1h 36m
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Overview

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 ongoing work of her women’s legal aid practice to save Hirut’s life.

  1. Zeresenay Mehari

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Meron Getnet

    Meaza Ashenafi

  2. Tizita Hagere

    Hirut Assefa

  3. Haregewine Assefa

    Membere Yohannes

  4. Brook Sheferaw

  5. Mekonnen Leake

    Mr. Assefa Bekele

  6. Meaza Tekle

    Mrs. Mulu Assefa

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Reviews

A review by Reno
Written by Reno on 2015-12-24
> About how a terrible event changed the judicial system.

The name Angelina Jolie on the poster draw my interest on this one. She was executive producer of this excellent Amharic movie. I appreciate her side of contribution to lift the world cinema. Some of the stories go unheard, because they are happening in the remote places of the earth, far from the modern cities and countries. Newspapers, media might fail to report them in a long-range, because it is less interested in the other side of the world, but movies like this ensures the outreach.

I think this is my first Ethiopian movie. ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Amharic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$49,667.00

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