Shame
Asia Pacific Premiere
USA/Pakistan 2006 / 96min. Urdu, Sairiki with English subtitles.
Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi / Producer Jill Schneider, Mohammed Ali Naqvi
A peasant woman who courageously stood up to a culture of silence, Mukhtaran shook her own family, her small village, and ultimately her nation’s justice system to its core.
Normality was subverted for Mukhtaran when her brother, Abdul, was accused of raping a woman from a higher caste. Invoking tribal law, Mastoi men beat and sodomized Abdul before raping Mukhtaran. The village stood by and watched and did not lift a finger to help them.
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Showtime website (Official Website)
Website of a US channel that broadcast the film in May and July 07. Includes a short synopsis, video, some photos, and links to various human rights organisations which are associated with the film.
Awards
- Human Rights Award, Durban FF 07
- Women in Leadership Award, Full Frame 07
- Humanitarian Award, Chicago DocFest 07
Film Reviews
Shame (Deborah Young, Variety)
3-Jan-2007 A powerfully written and directed essay in courage, "Shame" tensely relates the story of Mukhtaran Mai, a Pakistani village woman who, in 2002, was publicly gang-raped…
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"I have a message to the women of the world and all the women who have been raped or any of the kind of violation: that, no matter what, they must talk about it and they must fight for justice." -Mai