Murdered by My Father
Murdered By My Father is a one-off British drama written by Vinay Patel, directed by Bruce Goodison and produced by Toby Welch, and starring Adeel Akhtar and Kiran Sonia Sawar, that first aired on BBC One in March of 2016. The drama tells the story of a honour killing of an Asian teenage girl by her father.[1][2][3]
Summary
Widowed father Shahzad (Adeel Akhtar) is bringing up two children, Salma (Kiran Sonia Sawar) and Hassan (Reiss Jeram), alone. Teenager Salma has been promised to Haroon (Salman Akhtar) in an arranged marriage but she falls in love with Imi (Mawaan Rizwan). Following a confrontation with Haroon and with men from the community, Shahzad murders his daughter and kills himself.
Cast
The cast include:[4]
- Adeel Akhtar as Shahzad
- Kiran Sonia Sawar as Salma
- Mawaan Rizwan as Imi
- Salman Akhtar as Haroon
- Reiss Jeram as Hassan
Critical reception
Ceri Redford writing in the Telegraph described the drama as "nuanced and unbearably heart-breaking" and "a brave piece of television".[5] Kasia Delgado, in the Radio Times, wrote that the drama "deserves a Bafta [award] for depicting this very real issue so brilliantly".[6]
References
- ↑ Ahmed, Tufayel (29 March 2016). "'Murdered by my Father': inside the BBC's honor killing drama". Newsweek. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Rutter, Claire (5 April 2016). "Murdered By My Father tells harrowing tale of honour killing as sexy selfies and forbidden love lead to tragic end". Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Harrison, Bernice (8 April 2016). "Television: The spoiler is in the title in dramas that borrow from real life". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "Murdered by My Father". BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Radford, Ceri (30 March 2016). "Murdered By my Father was a brave piece of television". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Delgado, Kasia (29 March 2016). "Murdered by My Father is a horrifying but award-worthy drama about "honour" killing". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 April 2016.