All language subtitles for A.Girl.in.the.River.The.Price.of.Forgiveness.2015.720p.WEB.H264-DiMEPiECE

( music playing )

( horns honking )

( crickets chirping )

( train horn blaring )

( speaking Punjabi )

( doctor speaking Punjabi )

( speaking Punjabi )

( cawing )

( Saba speaking Punjabi )

( Akbar speaking Punjabi )

( man singing prayer
over P.A. )

( children playing )

( interviewer
speaking Punjabi )

Interviewer:

Interviewer:

Interviewer:

( chatter )

Saba:

- ( camera clicks )
- ( laughing )

Rehmatay:

Saba:

Honor killing,
under the Pakistani law,

should be treated
as a murder,

and the case should be
prosecuted in the court of law

as any murder case.

But what happens
is that in most cases

the near relatives
who are allowed, under law,

can forgive the accused.

So for example, if father
kills his daughter,

the rest
of the family members
forgive him.

The killers
in honor killing cases

are allowed
to be acquitted.

And that is also
one reason

why honor killings
are rising--

because
people get to know

that if they kill
their daughters,

their sisters,
they may still go
scot-free.

This is not
just Saba’s cause.

It’s the society’s cause.

It’s a question
of public policy,

whether in such cases
compromise or forgiveness

should be allowed
to happen or not.

But seeking justice
is a long-drawn process,

and women
are at a great social

and institutional
disadvantage.

Women in Pakistani society
live as second-rate citizens,

or perhaps even worse.

Saba:

( speaking Punjabi )

Jamal:
It’s the male members
of the community

who play a major role

in making the parties
reach a compromise,

and it almost always works
against the interest

of the victim
of honor crime.

Akbar:

- ( chatter )
- ( baby cooing )

Saba:

Shafaqat:

Jamal:

( motor starts )

Jamal:
I can understand

why she’s inclined
to reach a compromise.

Our justice system
is not strong enough

to provide her security.

Let’s assume
the accused are convicted

and sentenced to five years
of imprisonment,

and they come out
and then they again
try to kill her.

Who is going
to protect her?

( horn honks )

Jamal:
And one of the accused
is her own father,

and he’s the only
bread winner of the family,

so it makes worldly sense
to forgive him.

( horns honking )

Jamal:
When the law allows
for this kind of settlement,

the courts
in such instances

have become
mere post offices.

They just
record the statement
of the victim.

This is something
which strengthens
male superiority.

Saba:

Maqsood:

Saba:

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