TO KILL A TIGER: Salem Film Fest

Showing at Cinema Salem for Salem Film Fest

On the night of a family wedding in Jharkhand, a village in India, Ranjit’s 13-year-old daughter is dragged into the woods and gang raped by three men. In India, a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent. When Ranjit, a poor rice farmer, goes to the police, it is suggested that his daughter wed one of the rapists to salvage the family’s dignity and uphold peace in the village. Ranjit takes on the fight of his life when he demands the accused be brought to justice. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.

With tremendous access to all facets of the story, TO KILL A TIGER charts the emotional journey of an ordinary man thrown into extraordinary circumstances—a father whose love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come.

Nisha Pahuja directed THE WORLD BEFORE HER, which screened at Salem Film Fest in 2013.

A Q&A with Nisha Pahuja follows screening at Cinema Salem.