Photo from the film. In her village the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia’s oldest traditions. Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’ - February 20, 2021 Movie Review: ‘Blithe Spirit’ - February 19, 2021 Movie Review: ‘Days Of The Bagnold Summer’ - February 18, 2021 By Dennis Harvey. The Sundance and Berlinale award-winning drama DIFRET, is 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. Plus Icon. 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. Movie review of Difret (2014) by The Critical Movie Critics | True story of a young Ethiopian girl who stood trial for defending herself against her rapist. Parents need to know that Difret is a powerful Ethiopian film (executive produced by Angelina Jolie) that shows how some longstanding traditions lead to the subjugation of women and girls.It's based on the true story of a 14-year-old girl who is abducted by a gang of men and assaulted/raped by one of them, then manages to fight back and shoot her primary assailant with his own gun. In the film a girl named Hirut Assefa, just fourteen years old, is the victim of this practice, kidnapped and Difret, directed by Zeresenay Mehari, is film about an old, cruel tradition that was still practiced into the early 2000’s in some more rural parts of Ethiopia: abductive marriage. Difret, which won an Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival last year, has an 85 percent rating on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, indicating that it has been well-received so far. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. ‘Difret,’ written and directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari. Difret a feature film by Ethiopian writer-director Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, recently screened at the 2015 Athena Film Festival. SYNOPSIS. Huffington Post Review: Difret ”“ An Intimate Film of Profound Political Consequence. Difret [feels] more like an on-site documentary than a dramatic film. "Difret" means "to dare" or "courage" in the Amharic language of Ethiopia. December 16, 2014. Sundance Film Review: ‘Difret’ Zeresenay Berhane Mehari's film presents an important message in clunky narrative terms. Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10 S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media DIFRET is only the fourth feature film to be made in 35mm in Ethiopia and is this year’s Ethiopian submission for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. Dennis Harvey Film Critic.
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