Based on the inspirational 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, DIFRET paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the brave individuals ready to help shape it.
Special thanks to Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, Mehret Mandefro, Leelai Demoz, Angelina Jolie, Julie Mehretu, Jessica Rankin, Francesca Zampi, Lacey Schwartz, Monika Lenczewska, Agnieszka Glinska, David Schommer, David Eggar and the many teams who tirelessly worked on making this film a possibility.
Back
