Provoked: A True Story (from the DVD jacket) “Kiranjit, a young Indian woman, marries Deepak, an expatriate living in London. She abandons plans for college to be a wife and mother. She spends the next several years suffering his physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Her attempt at retaliation lands her in jail for murder, but a group of activists works to tell her story and win her freedom. This is based on a powerful true story.
Regina vs Ahluwaleaâ became the monumental court case that changed the nature of British law forever. It affords the Provocation Defence, the acceptance of Battered Woman’s Syndrome, as a legal state of mind in accordance with defendants who have suffered extended physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of a spouse.
In 2001, Kiran jit Ahluwalen was honored by the Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherrie Booth with the Asian Woman role model award for courage.”
This movie offered a glimpse into the diversity of culture, and the pervasiveness of domestic violence within those cultures. Ultimately, this woman achieved empowerment not only for herself, but also on behalf of others. This is an inspiring story!
Completed by Lynn C. Tolson, author of Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor’s Story
