Buy cinema tickets for difret 2014 bfi london film festival. Difret prague international film festival febiofest. Berlinale archiv jahresarchive 2014 programm difret. Writerdirector zeresenay berhane mehari brings impressive creative talent to his first fiction. The rare, compelling difret courage in amharic is loosely based on a real challenge to ethiopias traditionally tolerated practice of forced marriage, illuminating a shocking violation of the rights of young women. Ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay berhane mehari talks about his feature film difret, which was presented in the panorama section of the 64th berlin international film festival. May 28, 2014 new eritrean music 2018 by zeresenay ghirmay. Zeresenay berhane mehari is an awardwinning writerdirector with over a decade of experience making films. After a man sets his eyes on a young girl, he confirms the marriage by kidnapping an. Rent zeresenay berhane mehar movies and tv shows on dvd. Difret writer director zeresenay berhane mehari film. Difret director zeresenay mehari interview youtube.
Oct 29, 2015 difret is the sundance festival awardwinning movie that explores an intriguing legal case as it unfolds in ethiopia in 1996. Zeresenay berhane mehari, the films director, says the tradition of abduction and child marriage was something he had grown accustomed to while growing up in addis ababa. Difret, sundance film festival 2014, zeresenay berhane mehari attention, our audiences and our own its a valued commodity these days. Zeresenay berhane mehari usa ethiopia 2014 99 mins amharic weng subtitles cast meron getnet, tizita hagere, rahel teshome. Hollywood reporter deftly examines the issues facing women and girls in ethiopia. The case, which is based on true life events, revolves around 14yearold hirut, and a spirited lawyer, meaza ashefani, who decides to defend her in court for free, following charges levied against hirut for murder. Difret, an ethiopian drama film produced by angelina jolie banned on premiere day. Zeresenay berhane mehari, and producer mehret mandefro, spoke to bbc africas jenny horrocks from. Zeresenay berhane mehari movies, bio and lists on mubi.
We struggle to command our audiences attention, for them to discover our work and then, once theyve discovered it, to actually focus on it. Difret director zeresenay mehari talks to red carpet news at t. New york tadias last month difret, an ethiopian film directed by zeresenay berhane mehari, won the world cinema dramatic audience award at the 2014 sundance film. Zeresenay mehari is a producer and director, known for difret 2014, sweetness in the belly 2019 and coda 2006. Production still the cinema museum wins time out award londoners voted the cinema museum most loved culture spot in the 2018 time out love awards. Born and raised in ethiopia, mehari moved to the u. Zeresenay berhane mehari, writerdirector, difret, 35mm colour film, 2014, 99 min. Zeresenay berhane mehari is an ethiopianborn filmmaker, whose first feature, difret, about forced marriages, won audience awards at sundance and berlin. The film had its premiere incompetition at the 2014 sundance film festival where it won the world cinematic dramatic audience award. It offers insights into a culture that the western public normally does not get. Zeresenay berhane mehari, who was born in ethiopia and educated in the usa, filmed this 35mm production only the fourth to have ever.
Difret by zeresenay berhane mehari meron getnet, tizita. Writerdirector zeresenay berhane mehari s docudrama difret takes place in ethiopia and dramatizes the final days of a barbaric tradition known as telefa where packs of indigenous men would routinely select mates for themselves by plunging through the countryside on horseback and abducting terrified young virgins for themselves as brides. Stirring ethiopian movie difret tells story of landmark. Apr 11, 2015 new eritrean music 2018 by zeresenay ghirmay. It was important for them to take a critical look at their culture. Difret is a 2014 ethiopian drama film written and directed by zeresenay berhane mehari. Written and directed by ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay berhane mehari and executive produced by angelina jolie, the film follows hirut, a young girl who was abducted in 1996. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of zeresenay berhane mehari. Narrative, drama, cultural studies, human rights, politics, gender studies synopsis. Writer director zeresenay berhani mehari joins us to talk about a story that challenges a culture of inequality. Zeresenay berhane mehari film profile, screened in the discovery section of the toronto film festival, is an adaptation of camilla gibbs book of the same name.
Film confronts marriage by abduction jump to media player the makers of ethiopian film difret. An ethiopian movie bridges the divide between tradition and. Ethiopian film confronts marriage by abduction bbc news. In difret, which played at sundance and opens in theaters on oct. Illuminating a tradition in much of rural ethiopia that grossly violates the rights of women and girls, difret presents an important message, albeit in rather. With both hirut s life and the future of the practice at stake, the two women must make their case for selfdefense against one of ethiopia s oldest and most deeplyrooted traditions. The ethiopian drama reflects the impact of a centuriesold local tradition. Difret zeresenay berhane mehari s film presents an important message in clunky narrative terms. He left at the age of 19 to go to film school in the united states and hoped to some day return home with the necessary skills to tell stories about ethiopia. Zeresenay berhane mehari 2014, 1 hour 39 min, amharic with english subtitles. Difret 2014 zeresenay berhane mehari, zeresenay mehari. In addis ababa, lawyer meaza ashenafi has established a network providing poor women and children with free legal representation. Advocates look to end child marriage through the film, difret. Sporgsmalet om skyld kompliceres af, at bortforelse.
Mehari s ethiopian world cinema dramatic competition entry. The film was written and directed by zeresenay berhane mehari, who was born and raised in addis ababa, ethiopias sprawling capital, which is located just three hours from the village where the nonfictional plot line is based. Angelina jolie has joined zeresenay berhane mehari s feature directorial debut, difret, which will have its world premiere in the world cinema dramatic competition category at the sundance film. Zeresenay berhane mehari s sundancewinning ethiopian court drama difret will begin its u.
Berlinale archive annual archives 2014 programme difret. Ethiopian filmmaker hopes difret will make a difference. Difret by zeresenay berhane mehari with meron getnet, tizita hagere ethiopia. He has a bachelor of arts degree from uscs school of cinematic arts. I said, im going to make the film for them and im going to talk about a societal issue that we have been neglecting for centuries.
Difret director zeresenay mehari interview subscribe to red carpet news. The film had its premiere incompetition at the 2014 sundance film. Presented by angelina jolie, ethiopian director zeresenay berhane meharis criticallyacclaimed feature film debut difret is now streaming on netflix in the usa. Theres a scene in zeresenay berhane meharis feature film debut difret, where several men swoop in, riding horses continue reading. Rent zeresenay berhane mehar movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Advocates hope a movie can make the difference in ending child marriage. Con meron getnet, tizita hagere, haregewoin assefa, shetaye abreha, mekonen laeake. Difret, executive produced by angelina jolie, tells a story. Join facebook to connect with berhane mehari and others you may know. Zeresenay berhane mehari s films include difret and sweetness in the belly. December 2014 film school radio hosted by mike kaspar.
Based on a true story, difret was the passion project of ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay berhane mehari. Find movie and film cast and crew information for difret 2014 zeresenay berhane mehari, zeresenay mehari on allmovie. In the southern part of ethiopia, abducting children and. Difret paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the brave individuals ready to help shape it. Director zeresenay berhane mehari and actress meron getnet, with the film difret, in the l.
Mar 18, 2015 difret s producer, mehret mandefro, and her husband, the films writer and director zeresenay berhane mehari, are both ethiopian. Difret director zeresenay berhane mehari filmmaker magazine. Zeresenay berhane mehari public radio international. Difret trailer ov with english subtitles 2015 youtube. 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. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Difret il coraggio per cambiare scheda titolo originale. Difret in its widest meaning is courage, says zeresenay berhane mehari. Written and directed by ethiopian filmmaker zeresenay mehari, the drama difret unfolds with striking moral clarity. Meron getnet, tizita hagere, zeresenay berhane mehari. He founded haile addis pictures to produce his first narrative feature film, difret.
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