When Women Kill (1994)
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.
Director: Barbara Doran
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 48 min
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Music: Jeff Johnston
Editing: Hannele Halm
Production: ONF | NFB
Country: Canada
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Barbara Doran
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is When Women Kill about?
- 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.
- Who directed When Women Kill?
- When Women Kill was directed by Barbara Doran.
- How long is When Women Kill?
- When Women Kill has a runtime of 48m (48 minutes).
- What genre is When Women Kill?
- When Women Kill is a Documentary film.
- Where was When Women Kill produced?
- When Women Kill was produced in Canada.