OD: "Stop telling Sharmeen’s and Adiaga’s to Photoshop reality".

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                             ‘A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’ is a 2015’s documentary film by Sharmeen Obaid – Chinoy bout honor killings in Pakistan. The documentary follows the story of a nineteen – year – old girl, who survives an honor killing attempt by her Father and uncle. The protagonist has a solid stance on not forgiving her attackers; however, the public pressures her into forgiving. By doing that, the attackers are free and can return home. The regime of honor is unforgiving: women on whom suspicion has fallen are not given an opportunity to defend themselves, and family members have no socially acceptable alternative but by attacking the woman.

                  Sharmeen and Arvind Adiga both show the reality and dirty image of their nation. Sharmeen shows the reality of women killing for honor of family and Arvind Adiga portrayed the harsh reality of India. There is an argued against Arvind Adiga that why he portrayed ugly and negative image of India, Rather than good or Positive side of India? People want admiration of Western people. They thought that if we portrayed negative image of our country then the Western will never wants to come in our country. There is an interesting example of the film based on Nirbhaya rape case. This film was banned by government of India. The reason behind it that if the Westerns know that the things like  rape happened more in India then they never like to come in India. But the people like Malala, Denny Boyle, Arvind Adiga and Sharmeen who portrayed the reality of their nation. Their purpose is only to tell the truth and reality. Shrmeen’s film are about truly heroic have suffered appealing cruelty and oppression but who have refused to be silenced.

                 The hundreds of women are murdered every year for honor, yet it’s taken the buzz that Shrmeen’s single film has generated abroat to promote Nawas Sharif’s avowal to put an end to honor killing at home and embolden Imran Khan to publically decry the practice, I am completely agree with her words that if we find that these stories shame us then we must do something about them. But for those of us still fixated on the image issue, it’s quite simple really, you want better PR? Improve the Product.