To Kill a Sparrow

When Soheila’s brother runs away with a married woman, their father betroths her to the betrayed husband. Soheila, unable to cope with the injustice of the situation, flees town with her lover. When the family finds them, they are both sent to prison for this “moral crime.” To Kill a Sparrow tells the heartbreaking story of Soheila, a young girl full of determination and a survivor of domestic abuse who fights alone against cultural practices that have more power than the law. This is a daring documentary and a powerful testament to the importance of women’s rights in Afghanistan.