Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her
way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. The
brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her
would-be husband. In her village, the practice of abduction into
marriage is common and one of Ethiopia's oldest traditions. Meaza
Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city
to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defense. Meaza
boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority
and abiding by customary law, risking the continuing work of her women's
legal-aid practice to save Hirut's life.
Storyline
Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her
way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. The
brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her
would-be husband. In her village, the practice of abduction into
marriage is common and one of Ethiopia's oldest traditions. Meaza
Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city
to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defense. Meaza
boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority
and abiding by customary law, risking the continuing work of her women's
legal-aid practice to save Hirut's life.
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