A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)
- Directed by
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 50 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows a young woman in Pakistan who survives an honor killing attempt by her family. It examines the legal and social pressures that lead to forgiveness and the price of that choice.
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What happens
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (Urdu: دریا میں ایک لڑکی: معافی کی قیمت) is a 2015 documentary film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy about honor killings in Pakistan. The film is produced by Tina Brown and Sheila Nevins in collaboration with HBO Documentary Films. A Girl in the River was edited by Geof Bartz, A.C.E. A Girl in the River earned widespread critical acclaim and won Best Documentary Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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