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Extended version of the 2012 Academy® Award Winner - Best Documentary Short. After years of abuse, 39-year old Zakia asked her husband for a divorce. His response was that he would “make a spectacle out of her,” and he threw a can of undiluted battery acid on her – resulting in horrific scarring and the loss of her left eye. Every year there are over 100 acid attacks reported in Pakistan – a statistic all the more shocking when one considers the following…the numbers are on the rise. SAVING FACE follows Dr. Mohammad Jawad, a British Pakistani plastic surgeon as he leaves London for Pakistan to offer his services to Zakia and the many other victims of acid violence. And while being treated by Dr. Jawad, Zakia attempts to do what few women have done before her in Pakistani society – fight for justice against her attacker.

2012 · 40m

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Extended version of the 2012 Academy® Award Winner - Best Documentary Short. After years of abuse, 39-year old Zakia asked her husband for a divorce. His response was that he would “make a spectacle out of her,” and he threw a can of undiluted battery acid on her – resulting in horrific scarring and the loss of her left eye. Every year there are over 100 acid attacks reported in Pakistan – a statistic all the more shocking when one considers the following…the numbers are on the rise. SAVING FACE follows Dr. Mohammad Jawad, a British Pakistani plastic surgeon as he leaves London for Pakistan to offer his services to Zakia and the many other victims of acid violence. And while being treated by Dr. Jawad, Zakia attempts to do what few women have done before her in Pakistani society – fight for justice against her attacker.

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Studio
HBO Documentary Films Jungefilm and Milkhaus Present 'Saving Face'
Released
2012
Run Time
40 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United States, Pakistan
© 2011 Home Box Office, Inc., Milkhaus, LLC, and JungeFilm, LLC.

Languages

Original Audio
Urdu, Urdu (Pakistan), English
Audio

Urdu (Pakistan) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.