Colombia Box Office for Difret (2015)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Colombia Box Office $7,546Details
Worldwide Box Office $91,841Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $1,429 Details
Total North America Video Sales $1,429
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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.

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Movie Details

Colombia Releases: September 10th, 2015 (Wide)
Video Release: February 2nd, 2016 by Passion River
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
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

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Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2015/09/11 12 $4,833   10 $483   $4,833 1
2015/09/18 19 $1,162 -76% 5 $232   $7,546 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Colombia 9/10/2015 $4,833 10 10 15 $7,546 12/30/2018
North America 10/16/2015 $0 0 4 9 $49,667
Poland 3/27/2015 $6,547 0 0 0 $6,547 12/30/2018
Spain 5/1/2015 $11,588 14 16 35 $28,081 11/28/2018
 
Worldwide Total$91,841 12/30/2018

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Leading Cast

Meron Getnet    Meaza Ashenafi
Tizita Hagere    Hirut

Supporting Cast

Deribwork Assefa    Mrs. Belanesh
Mekonen Laeake    Mr. Assefa Bekele
Meaza Tekle    Mrs. Mulu Assefa
Shetaye Abreha    Etaferaw Teshager
Mickey Tesfaye    Officer Getachew
Teferi Alemu    Village Judge
Kiya Kenneha    Aregash Assefa
Girma Teshome    Tadele Kebede

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Production and Technical Credits

Zeresenay Mehari    Director
Zeresenay Mehari    Screenwriter
Zeresenay Mehari    Producer
Mehret Mandefro    Producer
Leelai Demoz    Producer
Angelina Jolie    Executive Producer
Julie Mehretu    Executive Producer
Jessica Rankin    Executive Producer
Francesca Zampi    Executive Producer
Lacey Schwartz    Executive Producer
Jay Spangler    Co-Producer
Sara Menker    Associate Producer
Tewodros Andargachew    Associate Producer
Monika Lenczewska    Director of Photography
Dawit Shawel    Production Designer
Agnieszka Glinska    Editor
Helina Desalegn    Costume Designer
David Schommer    Composer
David Eggar    Composer
Temima Hulala    Make-up and Hair Designer
Girma Adane    Casting Director