Hulet lib new ethiopian movie arada films is your source for new ethiopian films and movies, trailers and full features. From executive producer angelina jolie comes the awardwinning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a lifeordeath clash between cultural traditions and their countrys advancement of equal rights. A film by zeresenay berhane mehar, 2014, ethiopia, 99 executive producer. Thanks for watching and always remember that we have hundreds of 2017 amharic s lined. I didnt know what to think when i first started watching difret.
Yearning to watch difret on your tv or mobile device at home. Advocates look to end child marriage through the film, difret. Difret trailer ov with english subtitles 2015 youtube. Angelina jolie joins ethiopian film difret as executive producer angelina jolie has a new credit to add to her resume executive producer of the ethiopian movie difret. Difret 2014 a young girl without rights is in the top 10 best modern amharic films. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the awardwinning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a lifeor. The brave hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her wouldbe husband. The film had its premiere incompetition at the 2014 sundance film festival where it won the world cinematic dramatic audience award.
It focuses on the case of aberash bekele renamed as hirut assefa in the movie who was 14 when she was abducted and raped then subsequently murdered her rapist in selfdefense. Ethiopia film 2019 ethiopia film 2019 video video free. At the risk of her life, the lawyer will have to fight against the prejudices and traditions of ethiopian society in order to have hirut cleared in a trial that has taken on a national dimension. Angelina jolie served as the executive producer of the film. Difret by zeresenay berhane mehari with meron getnet, tizita.
Two facets of ethiopian society, the tradition of forced marriage and justice, fight it out in court. I knew that angelina jolie pitt was an executive producer and, admittedly, her reputation as a third world sugar momma slightly put me off. A young lawyer travels to an ethiopian village to represent hirut, a 14yearold. Difret is a 2014 ethiopian drama film written and directed by zeresenay berhane mehari. Amharic with english subtitles 99 minutes ethiopia. Two facets of ethiopian society, the tradition of forced marriage and justice, fight it out.
A young lawyer travels to an ethiopian village to represent hirut, a 14yearold girl who shot her wouldbe husband as he and others were practicing one of. One can search for different ethiopian videos on by entering keywords such as youtube ethiopia, ethiopian youtube, youtube ethiopian music, youtube amharic music, youtube videos ethiopia, and youtube new amharic music. In difret, a new film exploring a landmark legal casebased on the true story of aberash bekelethat led to abduction for marriage becoming illegal in ethiopia, the devastating effects of the practice, and the troubling, deeprooted sense of tradition it conjures, are laid bare. Difret paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the.
Written and directed by ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay mehari, the drama difret unfolds with striking. Download sodere app and watch new full movies for free. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the award winning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl. Learn more about the positive changing realities across africa. Historically live stage theater enjoyed more popularity in ethiopia creating a handful of relatively successful stage actors. A 2017 latest ethiopian eritrean ethiopian amharic s. The movie explains the global importance of selfdefense for women. Amhara is one of the nine regions of ethiopia, the main population of which is the amhara people. One such person is meaza ashenafi, an ethiopian lawyer who challenged the agesold traditions of her country that gave women no say in their future.
Get the latest ethiopian news, movies from sodere delivered to your inbox. Ethiopian movie gets a boost from french film industry. Difret is an ethiopian movie based on real life events. The movie is made by ethiopian film studio in 2015 under the leadership of hermon hailay who also acts as a. Ethiopian recipes spicy lamb stew ethiopian wot lamb wot key wot ethiopian stew english by how to cook great. I wanted to watch without bias, but wondered about the possibility of backhanded racism that is always a part of the white savior complex. With meron getnet, tizita hagere, abel abebe, shitaye abraha. An intimate film of profound political consequence. Difret trailer 1 2015 meron getnet, tizita hagere drama hd. A young lawyer travels to an ethiopian village to represent hirut. Audience award of the berlin film festival and of the sundance film. Tadias the ethiopian film difret, which won the world cinema dramatic audience award at the 2014 sundance film festival and the panorama audience award at the berlin international film festival, will premiere in washington, d.
Three hours outside of addis ababa, a bright 14yearold girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. Stirring ethiopian movie difret tells story of landmark child. However, the country has seen rapid growth in this area of late, especially in amharic film. Latest youtube amharic music new amharic music videos. Informed of the case, meaza, a pioneer in womens rights in ethiopia, defended her. The cinema of ethiopia and the film industry in general is a relatively recent phenomenon in ethiopia. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes the awardwinning drama difret, based on the inspirational true story of a young ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a lifeordeath clash between cultural traditions and their countrys advancement of equal rights. Thanks for watching this movie, please do watch some more.
Ethiopian film industry is growing, but faces many problems that have prevent it from fully flourish. Difret will have its ethiopian premiere in addis ababa, ethiopia this week. From executive producer angelina jolie pitt comes difret, based on the inspiring true story of a young girl and. Rent difret 2015 starring meron getnet and tizita hagere on dvd and bluray. Difret is only the fourth feature film to be made in 35mm in ethiopia and is this years ethiopian submission for the oscar for best foreign language film.
One such person is meaza ashenafi, an ethiopian lawyer who challenged the agesold traditions of her country that gave women no say in. Whether its drama or comedy, arada movies has what youre looking. Tizita hagere in difret 2014 zeresenay mehari in difret 2014 meron getnet. Stirring ethiopian movie difret tells story of landmark. Film confronts marriage by abduction jump to media player the makers of ethiopian film difret, which is having its european premiere, tell the bbc about their film and the true story of a 14year. A young lawyer travels to an ethiopian village to represent hirut, a 14yearold girl who shot her wouldbe husband as he and others were practicing one of the nations oldest traditions. It is also available on netflix, itunes, amazon, and vod.
Fitena huala 2017 latest ethiopian drama ethiopian full movie ethiopian 2017 amharic full movies. Many leading advocates agree that it was the movie that largely changed social attitudes by raising awareness and helping to build a movement. The film is based of the reallife case of aberash bekele. A number of successful ethiopian film and ethiopian movies have been produced over the last decade or so, such as difret, desert flower, fetenan, ye abedech ye arada lijj, tasralech. Ethiopian film confronts marriage by abduction bbc news. Tizita hagere in difret 2014 zeresenay mehari in difret 2014 meron getnet in. Difret is currently available for community screenings and on dvd below. Difret, executive produced by angelina jolie, tells a. Dom cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Ashenafi is the founder and executive director of the ethiopian women lawyers association ewla.
The ethiopian film and ethiopian movie scene is relatively young. Local courts, based on customary law, impose the death penalty. It tells the story of a young girl of 14, abducted for marriage, in a tradition that goes back centuries in rural parts of the country. Stirring ethiopian movie difret tells story of landmark child marriage case. Ethiopia is a country close to jolies heart, as it is where her. Difret has an earnestness that hovers between plain. Meaza ashenafi is the human rights lawyer on who the new film difret, executive produced by angelina jolie pitt, is based.