A girl in the river : the price of forgiveness / HBO Original Programming ; HBO Documentary Films presents a film by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ; produced and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ; an SOC Films production.
Publication Info.
[New York, New York] : Home Box Office, [2016]
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2016]
DVD-R, NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Credits
Director of photography, Asad Faruqi ; editor, Geof Bartz ; original music, Wendy Blackstone ; additional music, Gunnard Doboze.
Note
DVD release of the 2015 documentary.
Widescreen.
Access
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Audience
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG.
Summary
Told through the lens of a love story, this Oscar-nominated documentary examines the tensions between modernism and tradition in Pakistan. The film follows Saba, a young Pakistani woman, who has survived her attempted honor killing by her own family in Gujranwala.
Awards
Academy award winner: Best documentary short, 2016
Language
Punjabi dialogue, with English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.