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
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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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