A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

2015 · 40 min · PA · NR · 7.4 (40 votes)
Dir. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy · Starring Asad Jamal

Falling in love and living to tell her tale.

Documentary

A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.

VIBE

This documentary is a stark, urgent look at a woman's fight for survival against deeply entrenched patriarchal traditions and a flawed judicial system. It's a harrowing and unflinching examination of honor killings and the rare glimmers of hope within a somber reality.

harrowingunflinchingsomberurgentsteadydocumentarysocial commentaryrealismjusticepatriarchysurvivalhonor
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