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

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

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'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.

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Dutch; Urdu; Persian

October 30, 2018

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

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

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