Synopsis
The 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. When 14-year-old Hirut is abducted in her rural village’s tradition of kidnapping women for marriage, she fights back, accidentally killing her captor and intended husband. Local law demands a death sentence for Hirut, but Meaza, a tough and passionate lawyer from a women’s legal aide practice, steps in to fight for her. With both Hirut’s life and the future of the practice at stake, the two women must make their case for self-defense against one of Ethiopia’s oldest and most deeply-rooted traditions.
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Movie Details
| Colombia Releases: | September 10th, 2015 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | February 2nd, 2016 by Passion River |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 99 minutes |
| Keywords: | Kidnap, Set in Ethiopia, Lawyers, Female empowerment, 1990s, Killing in Self Defence, Sundance Film Festival 2014 |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Haile-Addis Pictures |
| Production Countries: | Ethiopia, United States |
| Languages: | Amharic |
