Thứ Ba, 14 tháng 4, 2015

Movies about rape collective attention in India

 
Since India was banned in March, the documentary "India's Daughter" increasingly widespread attention to the world public.
India's Daughter (Daughters of India), is a work document of the original British female director Israel - Leslee Udwin. Using interviews and utilize multiple viewing angles, the film recounts gang rape case rocked India May 12/2012. Rapes happened to the victim is female medical student named Jyothi Singh, 23 years old. During the night after watching the film Life of Pi with her boyfriend, Singh take the bus home, six men were in the car turns raping and beating. They also stripped and threw the girl and her boyfriend down the road. 13 days after the assault and rape, Singh died of internal injuries.

Indian public expressed sympathy with the deceased victim. The incident was recorded in the documentary "India's Daughter" (2014).
According to the director Udwin, she decided to make the film after seeing thousands of protesters took to the streets of India expressed outrage with the incident and demanded increased penalties for rape. Leaving her husband and two children in the UK, she to India, in collaboration with Indian journalists to carry out the film in two years. Filmmaker support from BBC TV storylines and some organization other social activities.
During filming, the director born in 1957 in Tihar jail in New Dehlhi to interview those who participated in the rape case and is awaiting the death penalty. Also interviewed victims parents, parents of some criminals and defense attorneys for criminal groups.
Mukesh Singh - one of the raped girl in the car - when interviewed, had blunt words and blame the victim deceased. This character says in the film: "When raped, she should not resist. She was so quiet and allow the rape. If so, my brother and the others will drop out after her as 'sex' is finished, and will only beat her boyfriend alone ".
Mukesh said: "Girls are raped suffer greater responsibility son. A decent girl would never wander the streets at 9 pm. The home and clean the house is for daughter, not to go on the dance floor and bar and then do something indecent, wearing indecent clothes ".
Once the interview was aired on the mass media to promote the movie, New Delhi police filed a request with the court banned the film, saying: "These interviews will be released if contact range, stress and fear for women in society. To ensure the security and national image, movie release should be banned. " On 4/3, the Indian government banned the release compositions, intended to be broadcast right 8/3 - International Women's Day. During the ban, the Indian authorities accused the film is a conspiracy "smearing of India".
Pressing before the ban, director Leslee Udwin share her far away from home and family to India just to tell the truth. She said that the interview footage of her accomplice has no purpose other than to give a voice of criminals, though difficult to accept that view.
Directed by Leslee Udwin.
Shortly after the ban on Indian movies, work longer than 60 minutes document is posted on YouTube, attracting thousands of views. However, the YouTube channel was deleted at the request of the Indian government later. Veteran Bollywood stars in India including Anushka Sharma, Abhishek Kapoor, Sonal Chauhan, Twinkle Khanna and Punit Malhotra have criticized the Indian government ban and expressed his desire to film projection widely. In an interview, the victim parent shared that everyone should see this documentary.
After India's Daughter banned in India, BBC - the support for the film - decided to film screenings in the UK, get attention and positive feedback from the press of the country. Sonia Faleiro critic wrote in The Guardian: "This movie has done what politicians do." The Independent, said: "This film does not carry the boycott feminist, but it shows the cruel reality is that women everywhere unsafe".
On 9/3, the film was screened in New York in the event of female actresses Meryl Streep right to participate in the ambassador role. After watching the movie, Meryl Streep and Freida Pinto are actress voiced support and works director.

Mukesh Singh's character in the movie "India's Daughter".
Based on the film, the United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about violence and rape of women worldwide. The representative of the secretary general said: "We need to prevent violence against women, and men should be involved into this situation."
However, India's Daughter was a human rights activist organizations criticized that the film is somewhat sketchy when describing men as those who are violent, anarchic and immoral.
Evening 15/4, British Council in Vietnam held open discussions on this work. The discussion with the participation of film producers - Riddhi Jha, on the occasion of filmmakers to Vietnam to promote the work.