Proposal Title
Honour Deception
Location
Room 2-150 (Amphitheater)
Start Date
9-11-2018 12:00 PM
End Date
9-11-2018 1:00 PM
Presentation Type
Video
Abstract
This documentary examines the issue of the tribal custom of Honour Killing and how it is reinvented in modern-day Pakistan, mainly through the law of Qisas and Diyat (retribution and blood money). This law allows the family to make a compromise with the accused. This film won the award for Best Documentary at the second International Shorts Delhi Film Festival.
Honour Deception
Room 2-150 (Amphitheater)
This documentary examines the issue of the tribal custom of Honour Killing and how it is reinvented in modern-day Pakistan, mainly through the law of Qisas and Diyat (retribution and blood money). This law allows the family to make a compromise with the accused. This film won the award for Best Documentary at the second International Shorts Delhi Film Festival.
Comments
The film won the best documentary award at the second International Shorts Delhi film festival