Because We Are Girls

2019

1h 25m

Documentary

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5 Reviews

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A story set in British Columbia, Canada, about an immigrant Punjabi family who have a dark secret they can finally tell.

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Excellent and heartbreaking. Demonstrated how girls/women are sexually victimized by their own culture and that which their parents grew up within. The daughters parents were also victims of their culture, unable and even unwilling to support their daughters and keep them safe, instead of blaming them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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This movie was so well done and I felt all emotions: happiness, sadness, anger and love. I loved the inside look at a wonderful culture that those who are Punjabi experience along with some of the darker parts of that culture. I pray that these ladies got the closure that they needed from their family. It was hard to see them plead with their parents for support during this hard time and it was also hard to see the parents and the conflict of 100's of years of tradition that stopped them from supporting their daughters as they needed. This was a great movie that I recommend..Great job!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Its very frank discussion of sexual violence will be difficult for some viewers but it has important things to say, especially to other survivors and to those who want to learn how to give them the support that they need.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 6, 2020

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Jorge Ignacio Castillo

Prairie Dog Magazine

In the end, Because We Are Girls is about overcoming trauma with others' help and ending traditions that enable predators. All messages worth your attention.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 14, 2020

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Michelle da Silva

NOW Toronto

Too much jumping back and forth between time and perspective distracts from the overall impact of the film's message.

Jul 5, 2019

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Ken Eisner

Georgia Straight

The film's innate humanism, and the thoughtful qualities of its sisterly subjects, emphasize their disturbing past without sensationalizing it.

Jul 5, 2019

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Chelsea Phillips-Carr

POV Magazine

The film does a capable job at what it's doing -- but the repetition of this genre of sexual violence documentary speaks to a stagnation in society, where we are not progressing when it comes to helping and protecting the survivors of assault.

May 2, 2019

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Synopsis

A story set in British Columbia, Canada, about an immigrant Punjabi family who have a dark secret they can finally tell.

Director: Baljit Sangra
Producer: Shirley Vercruysse
Screenwriter: Baljit Sangra
Production Co: National Film Board of Canada
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 25m

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