![]() ![]() What kind of a mentality would drive men to not just r*pe two minor girls, kill them and hang their bodies from a tree? The story unfolds in a UP hinterland where cast divides run deep and power manifests in sexual violence, brutal discrimination at all levels as well as the normalisation of inequality. Directed by Devashish Makhija, the film also stars Smita Tambe, Sharvani Suryavanshi and Vikas Kumar.Īnubhav Sinha’s gritty film Article 15 digs deep into the reasons that make caste-based violence and incidents like the gruesome Badaun rapes in Uttar Pradesh possible. The film is a wrenching account of all that is wrong with a society that considers girl children to be disposable and does precious little to protect them. She does so because she knows justice is denied to victims who have no privilege. From the moment we discover that a little girl has been violated and thrown in a garbage heap, we begin to wait for a moment of retribution and so does Ajji (Sushama Deshpande) as she meticulously plots revenge. ![]() ![]() This Yoodlee presentation talks about one such incident that would have been erased from collective consciousness but for the slow-burning anger of a grandmother who wants the r*pist of her granddaughter to pay for what he has done. S*xual violence against the girl child is symptomatic of a society that has lost its moral centre, its humanity. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |