
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in & kidnap her for marriage The brave Hirut grabs a rifle & tries to escape but ends up shooting her would-be husband Meaza Ashenafi an empowered & tenacious young lawyer arrives from the city to represent Hirut & argue that she acted in self-defence Meaza boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority & abiding by customary law risking the ongoing work of her women’s legal-aid practice to save Hirut’s life Based on a real-life story this film goes beneath the layer of polite social customs to explore the complexity of a country’s transformation toward equal rights featuring the courageous generation that dares to own it Actors Tizita Hagere Meron Getnet Directors Zeresenay Mehari Writers Zeresenay Mehari Producers Zeresenay Mehari Leelai Demoz Mehret Mandefro Language Amharic Subtitles English Number of discs 1