Actress Tizita Hagere who plays Hirut Assefa and Meron Getnet as Meaza Ashenafi, her lawyer, in the Ethiopian film Difret, which is released in the United States on Friday, October 23rd, 2015. (Courtesy photo)
When Aberash was 14 years old, she was kidnapped for marriage. She was taken to a hut, locked up and assaulted by her would-be husband. She knew she had to fight back. When she received another visit from her abductor, she saw her chance. She grabbed the gun he had left leaning against the wall and ran out of the door. Chased by her husband and his friends, she shot him.
Aberash was accused of murder and, after 2 years in court, the judge ruled that she had acted in self-defence. Her trial set a precedent and made it possible to outlaw bride kidnapping in Ethiopia. The film ‘Difret’, which will open on October 23rd in the United States, tells her incredible story.
Difret – Official Trailer from Truth Aid on Vimeo.
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Related:
Tadias Interview with the Women of Difret
Difret Coming to Theatres Near You (TADIAS)
Julie Mehretu on Helping to Make the Powerful Ethiopian Film Difret (Vogue)
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