"Actor: Tizita Hagere"

• Difret | DVD | (29/06/2015) from £5.49   |  Saving you £12.50 (69.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her for marriage. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape but ends up shooting her would-be husband. Meaza Ashenafi an empowered and tenacious young lawyer arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defence. 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. Based on a real-life story this film goes beneath the layer of polite social customs to explore the complexity of a country’s transformation toward equal rights featuring the courageous generation that dares to own it.