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Price of honour / by Johan Asard.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Åsard, Johan, author.
- Series:
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Atroshi, Pela, 1979-1999.
- Atroshi, Pela.
- Honor killings.
- Immigrants--Sweden.
- Immigrants.
- Refugees, Kurdish.
- Women, Kurdish.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (46 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- Pela Atroshi, a child of Kurdish immigrants living in Sweden, was brought up in the strict traditions of her native country. She and her sister were not allowed to socialize with boys and were expected to be home immediately after school. However, as a teenager, she was spotted having an innocent meeting with a Swedish young man. Her outraged family returned to their village in northern Iraq where she was murdered by her uncle to uphold the family honor. This compelling film follows Breen, her sister, who at great personal risk brought the story to light back in Sweden. Breen had escaped from Iraq determined to avenge her sister s murder. The Swedish press took up her cause, but she has paid a heavy price for her assertiveness isolated life with a secret identity, fearful that she too will be killed.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- OCLC:
- 747797155
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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