The word difret translates into courage and the act of being violated in ethiopias amharic language, an apt doublemeaning for the film, says mandefro. The film follows a 14yearold girlhirut tizita hagere and her journey with abduction, rape, and, finally, a murder charge that forces her to move away from her family. Written and directed by ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay berhane mehari and executive produced by angelina jolie, the film follows hirut, a young girl who was abducted in 1996. Eleanor holmes norton, sabrina schaeffer, jenifer rajkumar, francesca chambers live. After a man sets his eyes on a young girl, he confirms the marriage by kidnapping and raping her. Difret prague international film festival febiofest. Ethiopian movie 2019 latest full film amharic film. Released october 23rd, 2015, difret stars meron getnet, tizita hagere, meaza tekle, mickey tesfaye the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Advocates look to end child marriage through the film, difret.
Tv is a charitable organized nation and heritage archive catering to the socially conscious community. An intimate film of profound political consequence. Three hours outside of addis ababa, a bright 14yearold girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. Difret is attracting a lot of attention in its ethiopian release, which mehari hopes will encourage more of the countrys filmmakers to raise their sights. A number of successful ethiopian film and ethiopian movies have been produced over the last decade or so, such as difret, desert flower, fetenan, ye abedech ye arada lijj, tasralech. Difret is only the fourth feature film to be made in 35mm in ethiopia and is this years ethiopian submission for the oscar for best foreign language film. Stirring ethiopian movie difret tells story of landmark.
The 14yearold hirut tizita hagere is asking because her newfound defender, meaza the ethiopian star meron getnet, lives alone in her addis ababa apartment, without a. Angelina jolie executive produces an ethiopian film about child brides. Rtv is poised to be the one of only multimedia global network intended to build bridges and connections amongst all spiritual, africentric and indigenous ones. A young lawyer travels to an ethiopian village to represent hirut, a 14yearold girl who shot her wouldbe husband as he and others were practicing one of the nations oldest traditions. Meron getnet is an ethiopian actress, political activist and journalist whom was critical to government of ethiopia due to fabricating hate speeches during meles zenawi officeholding period. I had no expectations going in, not being familiar with the story, but finished it surprised, educated, and feeling exposed in. Narrative, drama, cultural studies, human rights, politics, gender studies synopsis. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the awardwinning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a lifeordeath clash between cultural traditions. Angelina jolie has a new credit to add to her resume executive producer of the ethiopian movie difret the film will be heading to the 2014 sundance film festival this week as an entry in the. The film had its premiere incompetition at the 2014 sundance film festival where it won the world cinematic dramatic audience award. It was important for them to take a critical look at their culture. Difret trailer ov with english subtitles 2015 youtube. However, the country has seen rapid growth in this area of late, especially in amharic film.
Amharic with english subtitles 99 minutes ethiopia. Difret by zeresenay berhane mehari meron getnet, tizita. A number of successful ethiopian film and ethiopian movies have been produced over the last decade or so, such as difret, desert flower, fetenan, ye abedech ye arada lijj, tasralech, tewedegnalech, abugida, atse mandela, yaye ale. Audience award of the berlin film festival and of the sundance film. The ethiopian drama reflects the impact of a centuriesold local tradition. With meron getnet, tizita hagere, abel abebe, shitaye abraha. I had no expectations going in, not being familiar with the story, but finished it surprised, educated, and feeling exposed in a genuinely non hollywood way to another culture and its values. Jacky gosee wanko new official music video 2016 by arada cinema. 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.
Ethiopian film difret wins world cinema dramatic audience. Mar 18, 2015 difret s producer, mehret mandefro, and her husband, the film s writer and director zeresenay berhane mehari, are both ethiopian. Meaza ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer. Jan 16, 2014 angelina jolie has a new credit to add to her resume executive producer of the ethiopian movie difret the film will be heading to the 2014 sundance film festival this week as an entry in the. The narration often switches between a small village. Her convicted ally, meaza meron getnet, is a stubbornly wellwritten figure of emerging female leadership in the changing culture of ethiopia, where abduction is a. Difret trailer 1 2015 meron getnet, tizita hagere drama. This ethiopian film, benefitting from support by producer and womens rights campaigner angelina jolie, is a pleasant surprise.
Lamb follows in the footsteps of another internationally acclaimed ethiopian film, difret, which won the world cinematic dramatic audience award at the 2014 sundance film festival for. A film by zeresenay berhane mehar, 2014, ethiopia, 99 executive producer. Writerdirector zeresenay berhane meharis docudrama difret takes place in ethiopia and dramatizes the final days of a barbaric tradition known as telefa where packs of indigenous men would routinely select mates for themselves by plunging through the countryside on horseback and abducting terrified young virgins for themselves as brides. Download sodere app and watch new full movies for free. A revered film and tv star in ethiopia, she is best known for her role as meaza ashenafi in the critically acclaimed film difret career. We just have to raise finishing funds to submit to film festivals. Ethiopian movie gets a boost from french film industry. The films producers include mehret mandefro, leelai demoz, zeresenay berhane mehari as well as executive producers angelina jolie, julie mehretu, jessica rankin, francesca zampi and lacey schwartz. The film later premiered at the 64th berlin international film. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the awardwinning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian. Buy cinema tickets for difret 2014 bfi london film festival. Truth aid is raising funds for difret on kickstarter. Film confronts marriage by abduction jump to media player the makers of ethiopian film difret, which is having its european premiere, tell the bbc about their film.
New ethiopian film batmechim kiterign 2016 full movie. Difret may raise profile of ethiopias filmmakers during. A revered film and tv star in ethiopia, she is best known for her role as meaza ashenafi in the critically acclaimed film difret. After being raped having her virginity taken by her abductor, to claim her for. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the awardwinning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a lifeordeath clash between cultural traditions and their countrys advancement of equal rights. Download sodereondemand app from apple, android download the app and watch full movies. Ethiopian film confronts marriage by abduction bbc news. Mar 28, 2019 the ethiopian film and ethiopian movie scene is relatively young. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the award winning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl. Written and directed by ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay mehari, the drama difret unfolds with striking. Jan 26, 2014 difret is the first ethiopian film to be featured at the sundance film festival. Difret is a 2014 ethiopian drama film written and directed by zeresenay berhane mehari.
Angelina jolie joins ethiopian film difret as executive. Two facets of ethiopian society, the tradition of forced marriage and. Difret means to dare or courage in the amharic language of ethiopia. In her village, the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of ethiopias oldest traditions. Oct 23, 2015 the 14yearold hirut tizita hagere is asking because her newfound defender, meaza the ethiopian star meron getnet, lives alone in her addis ababa apartment, without a man and perhaps. Film confronts marriage by abduction jump to media player the makers of ethiopian film difret, which is having its european premiere, tell the bbc about their film and the true story of a 14year. Dec 15, 2014 difret is only the fourth feature film to be made in 35mm in ethiopia and is this years ethiopian submission for the oscar for best foreign language film. We dont have enough voices that are saying things about the country, he says. Sexy ethiopian girls dance on african music konjotube.
Ethiopian movie film hulet lib 2016 by arada cinema. A new film by that name tells the story of an ethiopian girl who was. All the cast and story take place in this landlocked eastafrican country. Angelina jolie served as the executive producer of the film. Three hours outside of addis ababa, a bright 14yearold girl is on her way home from school when men on. Difret is the first ethiopian film to be featured at the sundance film festival. A young ethiopian woman faces the death penalty for killing the man who raped her until a brave lawyer decides to take on her case. The brave hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her wouldbe husband.
Its based on the true story of a 14yearold girl who is abducted by a gang of men and assaultedraped by one of them, then manages to fight back and shoot. Difret is also an awardwinning ethiopian feature film based on a true story about the precedentsetting court case that outlawed the kidnapping of child brides in ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country close to jolies heart, as it is where her. Angelina jolie served as the executive producer of the film the film later premiered at the 64th berlin international film festival in the panorama section. It tells the story of a young girl of 14, abducted for marriage, in a tradition that goes back centuries in rural parts of the country. The ethiopian film and ethiopian movie scene is relatively young. Difret, executive produced by angelina jolie, tells a. The films producers include mehret mandefro, leelai demoz, zeresenay berhane mehari as well as executive producers angelina jolie, julie mehretu, jessica rankin, francesca zampi.
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