Country: Ethiopia
Director: Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Cast: Meron Getnet & Tizita Hagere.
While walking home from school, 14-year-old Hirut was abducted by a gang of armed men, one of them rapes her at that night. Next day, she manages to escape from that house by killing the one who raped her.
“No one is above the law”.
The movie is based on the real-life story of Aberash Bekele and the attorney Meaza Ashenafi who fights for her in 1996 when the incident took place. Angelina Jolie’s name as exec producer helps the movie to get international recognition. The movie is filled with political and cultural insights. The plot tries to boost the lawyer character more by giving it unnecessary importance in many scenes which felt irrelevant to me. It won two Audience Awards and was also selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. Overall, It's a powerful film that deals with a serious subject and abduction-marriage were a common thing that happens often in Ethiopia.
Verdict: Good
Director: Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Cast: Meron Getnet & Tizita Hagere.
While walking home from school, 14-year-old Hirut was abducted by a gang of armed men, one of them rapes her at that night. Next day, she manages to escape from that house by killing the one who raped her.
“No one is above the law”.
The movie is based on the real-life story of Aberash Bekele and the attorney Meaza Ashenafi who fights for her in 1996 when the incident took place. Angelina Jolie’s name as exec producer helps the movie to get international recognition. The movie is filled with political and cultural insights. The plot tries to boost the lawyer character more by giving it unnecessary importance in many scenes which felt irrelevant to me. It won two Audience Awards and was also selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. Overall, It's a powerful film that deals with a serious subject and abduction-marriage were a common thing that happens often in Ethiopia.
Verdict: Good
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