Against my will / First Run/Icarus Films ; direction and production, Ayfer Ergün ; produced by Humanist Broadcasting Foundation.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ergün, Ayfer, 1964- film director, film producer, interviewer.

Elahi, Asya, interviewer.

Batool, Farida, interviewer.

Shahin, Robina, on-screen participant.

Hassan, Naima, on-screen participant.

Khan, Mehboob Ahmad, on-screen participant.

Mohammad, Ghulam, on-screen participant.

Looze, Jan Willem, editor of moving image work.

Humanist Broadcasting Foundation.

First Run/Icarus Films.

Icarus Films.

Language:

Dutch

English

Persian

Urdu

Subjects (All):

Women--Crimes against--Pakistan--Lahore.

Women.

Murder--Pakistan--Lahore.

Murder.

Women--Pakistan--Lahore--Social conditions.

Women's rights--Pakistan--Lahore.

Women's rights.

Women (Islamic law)--Pakistan--Lahore.

Women (Islamic law).

Social conditions.

Women--Crimes against.

Pakistan--Lahore.

Genre:

Feature films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (50 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2016]

Language Note:

In Dutch, Urdu, Farsi with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

'I wouldn't dream of trusting my family.' - Anita. In Pakistan, many women who decide to leave abusive marriages are signing their own death warrants. They risk being disfigured or murdered by men who believe it is the only way to restore honor to the family. Authorities in Pakistan rarely respond to reports of honor killing. The Human Rights Commission Pakistan and the Women Action Forum estimate that 1000 women are murdered each year, with little or no response from the government. At the Dastak women's shelter in Lahore, women accused of tarnishing the family honor find a safe haven. Here, receiving both counseling and legal advice. Kubra is one such woman. After enduring repeated beatings, the 28-year-old fled to Dastak. We meet Kubra--armed guard in tow--on her way to a meeting with members of her family. They entreat her to return. Eventually, she agrees. Three weeks later, she is murdered, shot to death in her sleep. Through Kubra's story, and the stories of other women at Dastak, the film creates a portrait of one institution that is protecting Pakistani women, at least the women who can make it there.

Participant:

Robina Shahin, Naima Hassan, Mehboob Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Mohammad. Interviewers: Asya Elahi, Farida Batool, Ayfer Ergün.

Credits:

Camera, Rob Brouwer, Saskya Jol ; editor, Jan Willem Looze.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

"Dedicated to Kubra."

Originally produced by: Ayfer Ergün ©2002; previously released in 2003.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 8, 2016).

Publisher Number:

if-aga Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.