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To Kill a Tiger

Released Oct 20, 2023 2h 5m Documentary List
100% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 92% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
In a small Indian village, Ranjit wakes up to find that his 13-year-old daughter has not returned from a family wedding. A few hours later, she's found stumbling home. After being abducted into the woods, she was sexually assaulted by three men. Ranjit goes to the police, and the men are arrested. But Ranjit's relief is short-lived, as the villagers and their leaders launch a sustained campaign to force the family to drop the charges. A cinematic documentary, To Kill a Tiger follows Ranjit's uphill battle to find justice for his child. In India, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent, Ranjit's decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of. With tremendous access, we witness the emotional journey of an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances. A father whose love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come. Read More Read Less
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To Kill a Tiger documents a harrowing reality in rural India, but its defiance is simultaneously hopeful and empowering.

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Linda Holmes NPR The use of color, light, and composition can be overlooked in considerations of documentary filmmaking when the themes are this powerful, but they are hard to miss here. Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Variety A heavy but necessary work about the legalese and cultural attitudes surrounding sexual violence in rural India. Dec 30, 2023 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) A very well-made, good-looking film. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Ishita Sengupta The Federal In the documentary, Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja’s colonial gaze is bent on tailoring a narrative that would be more appealing to the West Apr 8, 2024 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media The film paints a picture of an openly abusive and misogynist society where men are never blamed for their terrible acts and blame is casually laid at the feet of female victims. Mar 26, 2024 Full Review Monica Reid Far Out Magazine Director Pahuja deftly captures both the mounting tension in the community and the perceived hopelessness of legal action and the warmth and support offered to young Kiran, especially by her father. Rated: 4/5 Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B A introdução inicial já deixou meu coração pequenininho, e o depoimento inicial do pai, doí tanto. Um documentário dolorido, os homens, e mulheres também, não todos, mas imensa maioria, pensam que se uma mulher é estrupada, ela provocou, e se casar com ele, resolve tudo, a honra, corrige o "erro" dos "meninos" enojante. Revoltante, profundamente dolorido, só as mulheres que sofreram algum tipo de abuso, como nós, conseguem mensurar, esse pai foi amoroso e valente, essa menina determinada e corajosa Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Georgan G Wonderful lesson about how law & justice can conflict with culture & local community. This brave family helped so many by sharing their struggle. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Mary F Exactly how things were in America 50 years ago. India is not so different from the world I grew up in. A movie that hit me hard. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review alexa josephine o Inspirational. Empowering. Will tug at your emotions. You know the kind of movies that will leave you staring into space thinking about the characters and the story of their journey long after the credits had come and gone? That's the kind of movie this is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/24 Full Review Vitoria F This documentary reminds us of cultural values, so different from ours, still rooted in many Eastern communities. So, witnessing such a painful struggle to face these values gives a lot of hope. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Tripti G Such an inspiring strong daughter who with her father, family and the help of Srijan Foundation an NGO they fight against narrow minded village culture and seek justice. Very hard hitting and so sad the customs continue in the majority of rural villages today. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a small Indian village, Ranjit wakes up to find that his 13-year-old daughter has not returned from a family wedding. A few hours later, she's found stumbling home. After being abducted into the woods, she was sexually assaulted by three men. Ranjit goes to the police, and the men are arrested. But Ranjit's relief is short-lived, as the villagers and their leaders launch a sustained campaign to force the family to drop the charges. A cinematic documentary, To Kill a Tiger follows Ranjit's uphill battle to find justice for his child. In India, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent, Ranjit's decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of. With tremendous access, we witness the emotional journey of an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances. A father whose love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come.
Director
Nisha Pahuja
Producer
Nisha Pahuja, David Oppenheim, Cornelia Principe
Screenwriter
Nisha Pahuja
Distributor
Notice Pictures
Production Co
Minor Realm, AC Films, Notice Pictures, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), ShivHans Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 20, 2023, Limited
Runtime
2h 5m
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