Film · Ethiopia
Who is Hirut's father is a 1965 Ethiopian drama film directed by Elala Ibsa and produced by the Association of Country Film and Advertisement. It was released on Haile Selassie I Theatre on 29 August 1965. Starring Abebech Ejigu as Hirut, it is the first ever Ethiopian feature film and the first to use digital cinematography in later years. In the film, Hirut meets with her future husband and have a daughter. Meanwhile, her husband jailed for 15 years and left her daughter without nurturing father. This led a significant social stigma.