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.
Zeresenay Mehari
Director
Zeresenay Mehari
Screenplay
Mehret Mandefro
Producer
Zeresenay Mehari
Producer
Leelai Demoz
Producer
Monika Lenczewska
Director of Photography
David Schommer
Original Music Composer
Dave Eggar
Original Music Composer
Meron Getnet
Meaza Ashenafi
Tizita Hagere
Hirut Assefa
Haregewine Assefa
Membere Yohannes
Brook Sheferaw
Mekonnen Leake
Mr. Assefa Bekele
Meaza Tekle
Mrs. Mulu Assefa
