Bibliograph

Saving face, HBO Documentary Films, JungeFilm and Milkhaus present ; directed by Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy ; produced by Davis Coombe [and others]

Type

Label

Saving face, HBO Documentary Films, JungeFilm and Milkhaus present ; directed by Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy ; produced by Davis Coombe [and others]

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating : TV-PG

Main title

Saving face

Oclc number

846506854

Responsibility statement

HBO Documentary Films, JungeFilm and Milkhaus present ; directed by Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy ; produced by Davis Coombe [and others]

Runtime

Summary

"Every year, hundreds of people are attacked with acid in Pakistan. The majority of these are women, who are left physically and emotionally scarred. Saving Face tells the stories of two acid-attack survivors: Zakia, a 39-year old whose husband threw acid on her after she filed for divorce, and Rukhsana, a 25-year-old whose husband and inlaws threw acid and gasoline on her, then set her on fire. Charting the arduous attempts to bring their assailants to justice, the film also follows plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad, who put his London practice on hold to return to his home country to help Zakia, Rukhsana and other victims. Saving Face is a powerful look inside Pakistani society, illuminating each woman's personal journey while showing how reformers are tackling this vexing problem through the passage of a new law that punishes convicted acid attackers with life imprisonment"--Publisher description

Technique

live action

Classification