| Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 0 rda |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Amharic with English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Shetaye Abreha, Mekonen Leake, Meaza Tekle, Mickey Tesfaye, Brook Shiferaw, Moges W/Yohannes. |
| Credits |
Director of Photography, Monika Lenczewska ; edited by Agnieszka Glinska ; music by David Schommer and David Eggar. |
| Note |
"Angelina Jolie Pitt presents"--Disc label. |
| Summary |
Based on the true story of a young Ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a life-or-death clash bewtween cultural traditions and their country's advancement of equal rights. When 14-year-old Hirut is abducted in her rural village's tradition of kidnapping women for marriage, she fights back, accidentally killing her captor and intended husband. Local law demands a death sentence for Hirut, but Meaza, a tough and passionate lawyer from a women's legal aide practice, steps in to fight for her. With both Hirut's life and the future of the practice at stake, the two women must make their case for self-defense against one of Ethiopia's oldest and most deeply-rooted traditions. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Ethiopia -- Drama.
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Women lawyers -- Ethiopia -- Drama.
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Ethiopia -- Drama.
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Abduction -- Ethiopia -- Drama.
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Abduction. (OCoLC)fst00794321
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Teenage girls. (OCoLC)fst01145412
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Women lawyers. (OCoLC)fst01178096
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Ethiopia. (OCoLC)fst01205830
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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| Added Author |
Mehari, Zeresenay Berhane, film director, film producer.
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Mandefro, Mehret, film producer.
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Demoz, Leelai, film producer.
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Getnet, Meron, actor.
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Hagere, Tizita, actor.
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Haile-Addis Pictures, production company.
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Truth Aid Media, production company, film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
888295371667 |
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