Sexual assault is often, in all parts of the world, a difficult crime to protect against and for the criminal justice system to address. To Kill a Tiger focuses on this problem in the specific context of India and a father's attempt to get justice for his daughter after her horrific rape. Film maker Pahuja dissects the challenges and obstacles the family must overcome to seek justice and try to affect change in their community. It is heartbreaking to watch but the tenacity of the family is inspiring.
Pahuja beautifully and sensitively films this journey highlighting the horrors that victims and their loved ones face in recovering after such a crime. She films numerous people who blame the victim for her situation highlighting the ignorance and misogyny they are struggling to face. There are moments in this film which will anger you extremely but other moments which will restore your hope for our future.
The film builds to the and Pahuja films this quite effectively. I felt the first two thirds of the movie dragged a bit and felt repetitive but perhaps this was for effect, highlighting how long the legal process can take and how much adversity the victims are subjected to through the process. However when the film reaches its promising climax and Pahuja continues her observant approach to telling this story, focusing on the quiet strength of the victim's father, To Kill a Tiger becomes a hopeful experience that perhaps change can happen.
To Kill a Tiger
Writer/Director: Nisha Pahuja
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