Difret review – the true story of a rape victim who fought back

This Ethiopian docudrama recreates the game-changing legal case involving a 14-year-old who shot her kidnapper Continue reading...

Related Posts:

• The film that makes me cry: La StradaFellini’s Oscar-winning weepie is moving not only for the cruel fate of its lead characters at the hand of a brutish man, but for how we can see ourselves in themA bleak and windswept beach somewhere at the edges of postwar r… Read More
• Xavier Dolan on Mommy: 'I know very few good parents' - video interviewSpeaking at last year's Cannes film festival, director Xavier Dolan talks about his new film Mommy, a drama about a mum who tries to teach her hyperactive, violent teenage son at home. He tells Henry Barnes why most people ar… Read More
• James Bond producer says Mexico didn't Spectre change in the scriptProducer of latest instalment denies authorities were given control over casting, storyline and locations in return for incentives worth millionsContinue reading...… Read More
• Cinderella's sweeping entry to box-office ball marks next stage for Disney Princess brandIn this week’s instalment of our series tracking the global box office … • Cinderella follows in Frozen and Maleficent’s footsteps • American seniors market promises rejuvenating effect for Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel •… Read More
• Melbourne Queer film festival director on the struggles of staying relevantFestivals must add value, says Lisa Daniel, whose final MQFF line-up ranges from a New York lesbian hooker spoof to a Swiss octogenarian gay love storyContinue reading...… Read More