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Price of Honour
 

 
Length: 46 min
Released: 2003
Ages: Adult
 
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Pela Atroshi, a child of Kurdish immigrants living in Sweden, was brought up in the strict traditions of her native country. She and her sister were not allowed to socialize with boys and were expected to be home immediately after school. However, as a teenager, she was spotted having an innocent meeting with a Swedish young man. Her outraged family returned to their village in northern Iraq where she was murdered by her uncle to uphold the family honor.

This compelling film follows Breen, her sister, who at great personal risk brought the story to light back in Sweden. Breen had escaped from Iraq determined to avenge her sister¹s murder. The Swedish press took up her cause, but she has paid a heavy price for her assertiveness isolated life with a secret identity, fearful that she too will be killed.
 
 
Finalist, New York Festivals, 2003
 
 
 
• Human Rights
 
• Middle East
 
• Women's Studies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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