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  • The Hour of Lynching (2019)
  • Short | 19 min | Documentary, Short
The Hour of Lynching (2019)
Short | 19 min | Documentary, Short
Rakbar, a Muslim dairy farmer, was murdered by a Hindu mob who thought he was taking a cow to be slaughtered for meat. His wife, Asmeena, must undergo an intense iddat (mourning in purdah) and their daughter, Sahila, is forced to abandon ...See moreRakbar, a Muslim dairy farmer, was murdered by a Hindu mob who thought he was taking a cow to be slaughtered for meat. His wife, Asmeena, must undergo an intense iddat (mourning in purdah) and their daughter, Sahila, is forced to abandon school to take care of the household. While the family falls apart, the hate machinery of rightwing Hindu nationalists - politicians and lynch mobs - works overtime to legitimise the killing. Set in a remote village in India, The Hour of Lynching sheds light on a global problem: communities turning on 'the other' - sometimes with extreme violence. See less
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Amit Madheshiya
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Shirley Abraham | Amit Madheshiya
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Updated May 24, 2019
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May 24, 2019 (United Kingdom)
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3 nominations

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