Synopsis
The true story of a young Ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a life-or-death clash between 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.
Metrics
Legs: | 7.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 54.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $63,505 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) | 14,089 | $49,667 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,801-20,900) | 20,855 | $42,174 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,801-24,900) | 24,889 | $91,841 |
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 16th, 2015 (Limited) by Truth Aid/Amplify |
International Releases: | March 27th, 2015 (Wide) (Poland)
May 1st, 2015 (Wide) (Spain) September 10th, 2015 (Wide) (Colombia) |
Video Release: | February 2nd, 2016 by Passion River |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 99 minutes |
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Keywords: | Kidnap, Set in Ethiopia, Lawyers, Female empowerment, 1990s, Killing in Self Defence, Sundance Film Festival 2014 |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Haile-Addis Pictures |
Production Countries: | Ethiopia, United States |
Languages: | Amharic |