

To Kill a Tiger deals with highly sensitive subject matter. The daughter of the main subject Ranjit is now over the age of 18, and she has consented to her name and identity being used in this film, in the hope that her story will help other girls and families in similar situations. Throughtout the documentary, Ranjit talks about the anger that is within him as he is unable to do anything to the rapitsts. Villagers stopped talking to the family of Ranjit and kept avoiding them. Social workers moved in the village asking the women why they had stopped talking to the family and what would work in this case. The women stated that the girl should marry one of the rapist as they beleive that the other two rapists did not do anything. The case of Ranjit’s daughter comes to the attention of Srijan Foundation, a non-governmental organization that works to sensitize men and boys on women’s rights, however Ranjit keeps feeling isolated even with the Srijan Foundation’s support. “J,” overall does feel from time to time that she is perceived as a bad girl by the villagers and she feels as though it is right as overall she feels it is her fault for being this naive. 

Awarded Best Documentary at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (2023) and Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival (2022), To Kill a Tiger opens February 9 at Hot Docs in Toronto.