Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003)

Preference for sons over daughters-the Indian film Matrubhoomi shows the traditional preference for sons over daughters. The Indian film "Matrubhoomi" ("the country without Women") depicts the deep-rooted preference of boys over daughters in India, with many remote villages suffering from a serious shortage of girls and boys. In the film, five brothers share a wife and are forced to take turns to violence her at night. "A country without Women" attacks the horrors of the tradition of discrimination against baby girls in Indian society from the beginning of the first scene: the heroine is carried into the delivery room, her husband paces anxiously outside, suddenly hears the baby crying, and when he hears "it's a girl", pick up the baby and throw her into the well and drown immediately. "We must have a boy next year," he murmured. The indiscriminate killing of baby girls has led to a shortage of brides in many villages and towns in India. Karki, the heroine of this film, reached the marriage age, and her father offered the man a betrothal gift of 100000 rupees, but the family offered 500000 rupees to make Kaki the wife of his five sons. After Karki got married, in addition to sleeping with one husband every day, the remaining two days were still occupied by their father. Karki was humiliated and handcuffed in a barn. The later clan. The Indian film "Matrubhoomi" shows the traditional preference for sons over daughters. The Indian film "Matrubhoomi" ("the country without Women") depicts the deep-rooted preference of boys over daughters in India, with many remote villages suffering from a serious shortage of girls and boys. In the film, five brothers share a wife and are forced to take turns to violence her at night. "A country without Women" attacks the horrors of the tradition of discrimination against baby girls in Indian society from the beginning of the first scene: the heroine is carried into the delivery room, her husband paces anxiously outside, suddenly hears the baby crying, and when he hears "it's a girl", pick up the baby and throw her into the well and drown immediately. "We must have a boy next year," he murmured. The indiscriminate killing of baby girls has led to a shortage of brides in many villages and towns in India. Karki, the heroine of this film, reached the marriage age, and her father offered the man a betrothal gift of 100000 rupees, but the family offered 500000 rupees to make Kaki the wife of his five sons. After Karki got married, in addition to sleeping with one husband every day, the remaining two days were still occupied by their father. Karki was humiliated and handcuffed in a barn. Later, disputes broke out within the clan, and the fate of the heroine was even more tragic.