Saving Face (2012)
- Directed by
- Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Pakistan, United States
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows women in Pakistan who survived acid attacks and the surgeon who helps reconstruct their faces. It shows their struggles to heal and seek justice in a society that often blames them.
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What happens
Saving Face is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge about acid attacks on women in Pakistan. The film won an Emmy Award and the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject, making its director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan's first Oscar winner. The film was inspired from the life of acid victim Fakhra Younus, who died by suicide in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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