“I just want to run away but where would I go? This family, this culture, society, they will never accept me,
they will think,what sort of woman is she,she’s bringing shame to our family, to our family honour”
Kiranjit Ahluwalia

Kiranjit Ahluwalia is just one of the many thousands of women who have been subjected to domestic violence.  For 25 years a small group of women, Southall Black Sisters, have been working to combat domestic violence and help women, including Kiranjit, who have been abused.  ‘Love, Honour and Disobey’ tells the story of domestic violence in Britain’s black and ethnic minority communities through the eyes of SBS. 

The film interweaves powerful personal testimony from abused women with a forceful analysis of the issues that make domestic violence an even more terrible experience for minority women.

Getting to the heart of the multicultural debate it looks at all forms of domestic violence, ranging from honour killings to forced marriages.  And it examines the role of immigration controls, culturally sensitive policing, religious fundamentalism and the attitudes of minority communities themselves in continuing to endanger the lives and well being of many women. 

Love Honour and Disobey is available on DVD PAL or NTSC and also VHS PAL.
Standard price: £95
Individuals and concessions: £40

Special offer of VHS or DVD and a copy of the book ‘From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers’
published by Zed Books, edited by Rahila Gupta.
DVD/VHS & Book
Standard price: £100
Individuals and concessions: £50
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http://www.southallblacksisters.org.uk/