Shame
Film Title (Original): Shame
Film Title (English): Shame
Film Title (Spanish): Shame
Country of Origin: Pakistan, USA
Year of Completition: 2007
Running Time: 96 minutes
Format/Color/BW: Digibeta, Color
Language: Urdu, Sairiki
Subtítulos en español
 Director: Mohammed Naqvi | Biography | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis - Short:
In June 2002, Mukhtaran Mai was publicly gang raped in her remote Pakistani village as punishment for a crime allegedly committed by her younger brother. Shunned by her village, usually the only recourse for Mai would be suicide. Instead, she sought justice against her attackers and her astonishing resilience eventually sparked upheaval in Pakistan’s archaic judicial system.
Film Synopsis - Long:
In June 2002, Mukhtaran Mai was publicly gang raped in her remote Pakistani village as punishment for a crime allegedly committed by her younger brother. Shunned by her village, usually the only recourse for Mai would be suicide. Instead, she sought justice against her attackers. Mai’s quest took her to the United States where the international press and human rights workers bolstered her cause. Her astonishing resilience eventually sparked upheaval in Pakistan’s archaic judicial system and set an example for victims of sex crimes worldwide.
The international press and human-rights workers turned her case into a cause. The Pakistani government paid her reparations, which she plunged into a school to give local children the education she never had. Even the children of her attackers were enrolled. She was flown around the world to receive awards and speak on women’s rights.
Coming from a Pakistani background, Director Mohammed Naqvi explores in depth the machinations of local and national politics around the case and brings to this highly sensitive story all the nuances needed to explore the cultural complexities at stake.
Film Credits
Director: Mohammed Naqvi
Producer: Mohammed Naqvi, Jill S. Schneider
Cinematographer: Ahmed Bashir
Editor: Niharika Desai
Music: Janek Duszynski
Feautrin: Mukhtaran Mai
Film History/Prizes:
Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Human Rights’ Watch, Melbourne Film Festival, |
