
INDIA's DAUGHTER is the story of the short life, and brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi in December 2012 of an exceptional and inspiring young woman. The rape of the 23 year old medical student by 6 men on a moving bus, and her death, sparked unprecedented protests and riots throughout India and led to the first glimmers of a change of mindset. Interwoven into the story line are the lives, values and mindsets of the rapists whom the film makers have had exclusive and unprec... (Full plot summary below)
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INDIA's DAUGHTER is the story of the short life, and brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi in December 2012 of an exceptional and inspiring young woman. The rape of the 23 year old medical student by 6 men on a moving bus, and her death, sparked unprecedented protests and riots throughout India and led to the first glimmers of a change of mindset. Interwoven into the story line are the lives, values and mindsets of the rapists whom the film makers have had exclusive and unprecedented access to interview before they hang. The film examines the society and values which spawn such violent acts, and makes an optimistic and impassioned plea for change.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA searing documentary about the chauvinism and patriarchy which under girds one rape of a woman every 20 minutes in India. |
| National Catholic ReporterSr. Rose Pacatte"India's Daughter" is the daughter, mother, sister, niece, and grandmother of India and of every country in the world where gender inequality that allows rape and violence toward women is the norm that is, everywhere. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDon't mistake the brief running time of India's Daughter for a lack of importance or ability to involve. Though it lasts only 63 minutes, this documentary's impact is devastating. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIndia's Daughter is a sorrowful and angry movie, yet measured. It seems determined to see a bigger picture without letting one victim's story get lost in the canvas. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoRevealing, painful look at women's, girls' rights in India. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenFor all the horror and despair of its subject, Leslee Udwin’s documentary about the December 2012 crime is in many ways a hopeful portrait, focusing not just on the attack but on the ensuing protests and policy changes. |
| The New York TimesRachel SaltzIndia’s Daughter is a portrait of a place and time. And for all of its horrors, the movie has a positive message, too: Out of tragedy — and this case is just one of many — can come galvanizing change. |
| VarietyJustin ChangLeslee Udwin’s hour-long activist documentary India’s Daughter makes for grim, infuriating and sadly necessary viewing, its despair tinged with the faintest hope that the protestors’ call for gender equality may yet be reignited. |
| Village VoiceDiana ClarkeThe film is undeniably compelling, and the fury and protest with which women across India responded to Singh's murder was explosive.... Yet there's something worrisome in the sensationalist tone. |
| User ReviewDeepak MLeslie Udwin's documentary "India's Daughter" is a dispassionate re-telling of events related to a brutal crime, which provoked a brief period of grass-roots upheaval in many cities of India. The re-telling of the events is interspersed with interviews of a perpetrator, family and friends of both the victim and the perpetrators, and representatives of the police, government, and civil society. Apart from the embarrassment caused by the access the filmmaker gained to a convict on death row, I could not think of any other reason why this film was banned in India. My only criticism is of the director's avoidable decision to show the faces of the minor children of the perpetrators. [Available for streaming in the US, on PBS] |