When Women Kill
What would make an ordinary woman kill her husband? This powerful documentary is about three battered women who, after years of violence, kill their abusers. These women killed when they felt they had no other options: the police and the courts did not protect them, and society failed to take them seriously. When Women Kill challenges the legal system to confront the systemic and widespread violence that men inflict daily on the home front.
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When Women Kill
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1994
Runtime
0h 48m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
When Women Kill
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Barbara Doran
Description
What would make an ordinary woman kill her husband? This powerful documentary is about three battered women who, after years of violence, kill their abusers. These women killed when they felt they had no other options: the police and the courts did not protect them, and society failed to take them seriously. When Women Kill challenges the legal system to confront the systemic and widespread violence that men inflict daily on the home front.
