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Provoked, a true story, Media One Global Entertainment Limited ; in association with Motion Picture Partners International, British Media Fund International presents ; a film by Jag Mundhra ; screenplay, Carl Austin, Rahila Gupta ; produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar ; directed by Jag Mundhra

Label
Provoked, a true story, Media One Global Entertainment Limited ; in association with Motion Picture Partners International, British Media Fund International presents ; a film by Jag Mundhra ; screenplay, Carl Austin, Rahila Gupta ; produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar ; directed by Jag Mundhra
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Provoked
Oclc number
172903373
Responsibility statement
Media One Global Entertainment Limited ; in association with Motion Picture Partners International, British Media Fund International presents ; a film by Jag Mundhra ; screenplay, Carl Austin, Rahila Gupta ; produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar ; directed by Jag Mundhra
Runtime
109
Sub title
a true story
Summary
Unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband, Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi housewife and mother of two in London, sets him on fire and kills him. Charged with first-degree murder, she is sentenced to life imprisonment, where she befriends her cell mate. Moved by her story, the cell mate asks her step-brother, a highly respected queen's counsel, to file her appeal
Technique
live action
Classification
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