Watch Difret (2014) Online

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. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. In her village the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia’s oldest traditions. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self defense. 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. Read More

Watch Difret online. Featuring Meron Getnet and Tizita Hagere, Difret is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.2. It is available for streaming online in the UK on 2 services such as Apple iTunes and Amazon Video. The movie was filmed in Ethiopia and was released on 2014. Difret was directed by Zeresenay Mehari. Read Less