The poison arrow /
The Poison Arrow (also known as "The Poison Thorn") revolves around the narratives of three rape survivors of Liberation War on 1971 of Bangladesh. Their voices have been resurrected from the agony of silence. As the pain and `stigma' of rape kept haunting them long after liberation,...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Language Notes: | In Bengali with English subtitles. |
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Dhaka :
Khona Talkies,
2015.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The Poison Arrow (also known as "The Poison Thorn") revolves around the narratives of three rape survivors of Liberation War on 1971 of Bangladesh. Their voices have been resurrected from the agony of silence. As the pain and `stigma' of rape kept haunting them long after liberation, they felt that even though the war had ended, another one had begun in their personal lives. Women who fought and survived rape are still struggling to gain a respectable existence in society. They are Birangonas --War heroines-- yet they have to fight everyday for social approval. Ranjita Mandal blames patriarchy; Halima Khatun accuses the state, Rama Choudhury negates the idea of violence. They speak to break a silence after long forty three years and through their voices a new part of our history and identity comes into light. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed August 02, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (41 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:40:27 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2016 Asiatica Film Mediale Jury Prize, Documentary Film Award Nominated 2016 Baghdad International Film Festival First Prize, Best Documentary Award Nominated 2016 Dhaka International Film Festival Women Film Maker's Section Award, Best Documentary Award Nominated 2015 Film South Asia Best Film |