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. [show more]
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Ethiopian drama based on a true story and executively produced by Angelina Jolie. 14-year-old Hirute Assefa (Tizita Hagere) is abducted by a gang for their leader to marry. After being raped Hirute manages to escape and in the process gets hold of a gun and kills the man that would have become her husband. When Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association founder Meaza Ashenafi (Meron Getnet) learns of Hirute's situation she decides to defend the girl in court, arguing self-defence, despite abduction into marriage being a tradition in the country which is still commonly practised. Will Meaza win the case or will Hirute face a death sentence?
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. 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. Actors: Tizita Hagere, Meron Getnet Directors: Zeresenay Mehari Writers: Zeresenay Mehari Producers: Zeresenay Mehari, Leelai Demoz, Mehret Mandefro Language: Amharic Subtitles: English Number of discs: 1
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