Who is Meaza Ashenafi in Difret?

Meron Getnet plays Meaza Ashenafi in the film.

What is Difret about?

rom executive producer Angelina Jolie 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. 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.DIFRET paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the brave individuals ready to help shape it.

Difret

Name: Difret
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-10-23
Duration: 99
Rating: 71

NR 1 hr 39 min

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How long is Difret?: Difret is 1 hr 39 min long.

Who directed Difret?: Zeresenay Mehari

Who is Meaza Ashenafi in Difret?: Meron Getnet plays Meaza Ashenafi in the film.

What is Difret about?: rom executive producer Angelina Jolie 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. 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.DIFRET paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the brave individuals ready to help shape it.