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Nominated for New Director’s Prize, Berlin, Germany *International premiere In her village, the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia's oldest traditions.
It tells the story of a 14-year-old girl, Hirut Assefa (based on Aberash Bekele), who is kidnapped on her way home from school and subsequently grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband.
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16. While Angela meditates, Viril is typing the numbers one through one thousand. Elsa keeps her head above water through several badly paid jobs and occasional criminal offenses with her ... See full summary ». Meaza Ashenafi is a young lawyer who operates under the government's radar helping women and children until one young girl's legal case exposes everything, threatening not only her career but her survival. She speaks widely on issues of diversity and how to use media to spark dialogue around important social issues and give people tools that lead to personal evolution and social change. Monika is a polish-born cinematographer based in Los Angeles. Set in 1996 near Addis Abeba, Ethiopia at the age of fourteen, Hirut gets abducted after school by a gang of horseman.
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Yet, 14 million girls are married before the age of 18 every year. Agnieszka is a renowned Polish film editor and a European film industry veteran whose films have premiered at the major festivals around the world including Sundance, Rotterdam, and Karlovy Vary.
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Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defense.
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After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Mac McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever. From executive producer Angelina Jolie Pitt comes the award-winning drama DIFRET, 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. This movie was awesome in accurately portraying this culture where the female gender had no rights and no voice until recently. Sign in to see videos available to you. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. She moved to New York in 2006 to work for The Ricochet Group, a marketing and management-consulting firm that specializes in working with artistic and educational not-for-profits.
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. By purchasing this item, you are transacting with Google Payments and agreeing to the Google Payments, John Grisham's bestseller A Time to Kill hits the screen with incendiary force, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client).
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Use the HTML below. Even the courage of her family, who risked their own lives to meet their daughter and sister and to defend her in the traditional tribal court of men, which actually spared her life. Collapse. Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2017. Cookies help us deliver our services. I'm not going to lie to you, the reader, and say it's a terrible film but at the same time, it's no masterpiece. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in the US, Europe and Australia. David was a part of the 1st US cast of STOMP performing in over 850 staged Shows. This order ships the full version of the film Difret. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed. The film, shot in South Africa, is a profile of the singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. 8 of 13 people found this review helpful. Eligible if purchased with select payment methods. Reviews. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town's racial tensions to the flashpoint.
A lawyer trying to establish women’s rights in a very patriarchal society takes the case of a girl accused of murdering the man who abducted her for marriage. Add to Wishlist. Thoroughly enjoyed the easy going yet powerful storytelling.
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They beat and abuse her and she decides to escape, but in doing so she manages to kill the would be husband.
Friday night Q and A moderated by Marcus Samuelsson. Difret DVD (for consumer use only) $25. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defense. Angelina has been widely recognized for her humanitiarian work, most recently receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an honorary Academy Award in 2013.
But in 'Difret', we have a fade as the chase begins and the next shot shows that the women have escaped. That’s over 38,000 girls every day or 1 girl every 3 seconds! Marvellous. In some ways the movie would have been better with more depth to the story, but well done overall. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. This is a worldwide issue. An interesting look into the culture and struggles of women in Ethiopia. In the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, she founded the Jolie Legal Fellowship, which assists government officials and local NGOs in protecting Haiti’s most vulnerable children. Was this review helpful to you? Not to mention getting rated by the MPAA, no doubt it'll get an R or PG-13 rating. Recent solo exhibitions include White Cube, London (2007), PS1 Contemporary Arts Center, New York (2006) and Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis (2005). She is a graduate of the Polish National Film School and is a member of the Polish Editors Society (P.S.M.). With Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Abel Abebe, Shitaye Abraha. Mehretu’s awards include the Berlin Prize (2007), from the American Academy in Berlin; a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award (2005); and the American Art Award from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2005). He also directed a set of ”˜get out the vote’ public service announcements for the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation. Girls who marry before age 18 are: For these reasons, child marriage violates the basic human rights girls have to health, education, safety, and well-being. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. He has a bachelor of arts degree from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Angelina Jolie is a world renowned actress, director, screenwriter and humanitarian. A young lawyer travels to an Ethiopian village to represent Hirut, a 14-year-old girl who shot her would-be husband as he and others were practicing one of … In 1967, the Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia overturned all laws outlawing interracial marriage. The Accused takes a powerful and thought-provoking look at human nature and individual moral conscience, and a judicial process that treats the victim like a criminal.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2020. Eggar has won grants and fellowships from the National Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Asian Culture Council, the Leonard Bernstein Foundation and Time magazine as a composer. Today we're reading We Are All Different. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2016. She is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild. For international orders there is an extra shipping fee. Julie earned a BA from Kalamazoo College, Michigan (1992), and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (1997). Meaza Ashenafi, the founder of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, arrives from the city to have her team represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self defence. Clients included The Royal Shakespeare Company in New York, The American Repertory Theatre at Harvard and KidsOhio.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2016, Lovely in some parts , hard to watch in other parts but always a thought provoking movie. 2015 99 minutes. His best and only friend Blaise is accused in his place and sentenced to 7 years in a psychiatric hospital. I saw this film for my acting class and we're going to meet the filmmakers next week, so I thought I'd share my views on it. Meet writer/director Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, producer Mehret Mandefro, and real life subjects Meaza Ashenafi and Aberash Bekele for opening weekend Q and As after the 7pm showing of the film. In her village, the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia's oldest traditions. Title: It is also available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and VOD. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. Difret At ... See full summary ». Leelai Demoz has had a varied and illustrious career in the arts, both in front and behind the camera. In 2012, she was promoted to Special Envoy to the High Comissioner. This version cannot be used for any community, educational or institutional screenings. Eggar original work has been featured in many films as both an improvising cellist and composer including Roland Emrich’s Anonymous, Beasts of the Southern Wild(composer Dan Romer) The Roost, Triggerman and House of the Devil(Composer Jeff Grace), and Stakeland(Jeff Grace). Jessica Rankin is an Australian artist who lives and works in New York. Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian-American artist best known for her densely-layered abstract large scale paintings and prints. DIFRET (DVD) In Addis Ababa, lawyer Meaza Ashenafi has created a network to help poor women and children who need the help of a lawyer. As lead producer of Difret, Mehret is available for speaking engagements on: To have Mehret come and speak either with or without a screening of Difret please fill out this form and we will be in touch about the honorarium and/or screening fees. Zeresenay Berhane Mehari is an award-winning writer/director with over a decade of experience making films.