Outlawed in Pakistan

Outlawed in Pakistan (2013)

DVD, 40 minutes
Rating: 7.8
Languages: Urdu | English | Sindhi

Personal notes

Soomro, Kainat, 1993-
Rape -- Pakistan -- Biography
Rape -- Pakistan
Rape victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Pakistan
Women -- Violence against -- Pakistan
Sex discrimination in justice administration -- Pakistan

Plot outline

When Pakistani teenager Kainat Soomro accused four men of gang rape, the courageous young woman did not put her suffering behind her. For this unforgettable documentary, which premiered at Sundance, filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann spent five years tracing both Kainat's odyssey through Pakistan's broken justice system-and her alleged rapists' quest to clear their names. The result is a powerful and nuanced profile of courage in a society where rape victims and their families are often considered dishonorable and subjected to humiliation, poverty, and mortal danger.