Exec produced by Angelina Jolie, this story of a female lawyer defending a teenager for murdering the rapist who abducted her is quietly compelling, but lacks finesse in its characterisation and dogged denunciation of the Ethiopian justice system.
Difret Review
During an attempted kidnapping in Ethiopia, 14-year-old Hirut shoots her abducter. A young female lawyer attempts to plead self defence in a biased legal system.
Release Date:
06 Mar 2015
Running Time:
99 minutes
Certificate:
12A
Original Title:
Difret
Quietly compelling, but lacks finesse in its characterisation and dogged denunciation of the Ethiopian justice system.
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