A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

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A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness is a 2015 Pakistani documentary short film by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy that examines the issue of honor killings through the story of a young woman who survives an attempted murder by her family.

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instanceOf Pakistani film ⓘ
documentary short film ⓘ
addresses clash between traditional customs and state law ⓘ
impunity for perpetrators of honor crimes ⓘ
alternateTitle A Girl in the River ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject ⓘ
awardYear 2016 ⓘ
basedOn true story ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Pakistan ⓘ
depicts family pressure to forgive perpetrators of honor crimes ⓘ
director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ⓘ
distributor HBO Documentary Films ⓘ
examines legal treatment of honor killings in Pakistan ⓘ
social norms surrounding honor and shame ⓘ
filmingLocation Pakistan ⓘ
filmmakingStyle interview-based documentary ⓘ
focusesOn a young Pakistani woman who survives an attempted honor killing ⓘ
genre documentary film ⓘ
short film ⓘ
hasSetting Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
a small Pakistani town ⓘ
hasTheme forgiveness under coercion ⓘ
justice and impunity ⓘ
patriarchy ⓘ
survival ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
language Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
mainSubject honor killing ⓘ
violence against women ⓘ
women's rights in Pakistan ⓘ
notableFor influencing public debate on honor killing laws in Pakistan ⓘ
international recognition of Pakistani human rights issues ⓘ
originalNetwork HBO ⓘ
partOf Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's body of work on social justice ⓘ
portrays attempted murder of a daughter by her father and uncle ⓘ
use of legal forgiveness to avoid punishment in honor killing cases ⓘ
premiereYear 2015 ⓘ
presentedAt 88th Academy Awards ⓘ
producer Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ⓘ
productionCompany SOC Films ⓘ
releaseFormat film festival screenings ⓘ
television ⓘ
releaseYear 2015 ⓘ
runtime approximately 40 minutes ⓘ
subjectOf media coverage on honor killings ⓘ
targetAudience human rights advocates ⓘ
international audience ⓘ
writer Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ⓘ

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88th Academy Awards → bestDocumentaryShortSubjectWinner → A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness ⓘ