About 5000 women are murdered every year throughout the world in what are called ‘honor killings’. In many cases, it is relatives, even the parents, of the victim who perpetrate these horrific acts of violence in reaction to what they consider a slight on their honor. This cutting documentary meets the victims of this brutal tradition, and explores the widespread attitudes used to justify these killings.
* prisoner, imprisoned for the murder of his sister: i murdered a pure angel. her only fault was that she sought her freedom.
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woman interviewee: girls are murdered when they're young... and their only crime is being a girl.
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abeer, reading the findings of a study from may 2014: the most important figures are – 55% of people support the murder of women. 58% think that when women are murdered it's their fault. 51% believe that the murderers shouldn't be tried.
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activists, chanting: we were not born to be humiliated! we are the women of freedom! freedom whether you like it or not! freedom whether you like it or not! a woman is free, she is not a slave! they killed your mother and sister! raise your voices! a woman's right will never die!
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freedom whether you like it or not. freedom now. freedom for all women – under patriarchy, under threat of violence and femicide. may we live to see the global liberation of the female class.
* prisoner, imprisoned for the murder of his sister: i murdered a pure angel. her only fault was that she sought her freedom.
*
woman interviewee: girls are murdered when they're young... and their only crime is being a girl.
*
abeer, reading the findings of a study from may 2014: the most important figures are – 55% of people support the murder of women. 58% think that when women are murdered it's their fault. 51% believe that the murderers shouldn't be tried.
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activists, chanting: we were not born to be humiliated! we are the women of freedom! freedom whether you like it or not! freedom whether you like it or not! a woman is free, she is not a slave! they killed your mother and sister! raise your voices! a woman's right will never die!
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freedom whether you like it or not. freedom now. freedom for all women – under patriarchy, under threat of violence and femicide. may we live to see the global liberation of the female class.
