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DON´T ASK WHY

Posted on 14.6.2012 by kromadmin

The Pakistani part of the six documentary film series Girls around the World

 

Director: Sabiha Sumar  

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 30 min. / 45 min.

Production Year: 1999

Master Format: DigiBeta

Audio:  Stereo

Distributor in Scandinavia: Kroma Productions Ltd.

 

 

 

Synopsis

Anousheh lives with her strict Muslim parents and two brothers in Karachi, Pakistan. At 17, she is at an age where daughters are usually married off. But Anousheh wants to study and refuses to accept the restrictions her religion and culture have imposed on her personal freedom. It causes conflict with her mother and lengthy discussions with her father about the interpretation of the Koran and its position on the role of women in society. Her desire to be “as free as her brothers” is drawing her close to the Islamic political party, Jamaat-i-Islami which, although dominated by men, promises the liberating power of Islam for both men and women. The film allows Anousheh as she struggles to realise her dreams and cope with her share of disappointment. It is a beautifully realised and rare portrait of girls in South Asia and their relationship to Islam at the beginning of the 21´st century. Original languages Urdu/English.

 

Credits

Script and direction: Sabiha Sumar

Camera: M. Claire Pijman, M. Iqbal, Sven Sauer

Editing: Calle Overweg

Supervising Editor: Bettina Böhler

Sound: Ludo Keeris, G M Chand

Music: Sawan Dutta

Producers: Pascale Schmidt, Brenda Parkerson

Co-producers: Gaëlle Guiny, Outi Rousu, Bernd Hellthaler

Co-production Kroma Productions (Finland), Karaba Productions (France)

In association with: ZDF/3sat, YLE TV1, Euroarts Entertainment, AVEK

Production: Trafik Film  1999


Girls around the World

“Don’t ask Why” is one of the six part documentary series GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. It is a collection of extraordinary documentaries on seventeen-year-old girls across the globe. Each focuses on one girl – her hopes and dreams,world and worldview. Directed by local women filmmakers in Peru, Pakistan, Benin, China, Germany and Finland, a mosaic emerges that not only depicts the great diversity in the lives of these girls, but also embodies the perspectives of an international roster of contemporary female film makers. Production: Trafik Film (Germany), Kroma Productions (Finland), Karaba Productions (France) In association with: ZDF/3sat, YLE TV1, Euroarts Entertainment, AVEK.

 


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