Nisha Pahuja’s ‘To Kill a Tiger’ has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars 2024. This Indian documentary is competing with 'Bobi Wine: The People's President', 'The Eternal Memory', 'Four Daughters', and '20 Days in Mariupol' for the prestigious award. The news of an Indian documentary being nominated for the Oscars has become the talk of the town on social media.
‘To Kill a Tiger’ revolves around a teenage girl and her family. It takes you into the sequence of events that take place after a 13-year-old girl is gang-raped in Jharkhand. The documentary brings the crime to attention, and it also highlights the troubles that her family faces. It explores the legal challenges that surround the family as they set out to seek justice.
To date, the documentary has won 21 awards which include the TIFF, Palm Springs, Doc Aviv, and The Director’s Guild of Canada. It has been praised for exploring this bold issue with utmost sensitivity. It has also made its way to the New York Times Critic’s Pick, and it is one of the Washington Post’s Best Movies of 2023. It is currently playing in selected theatres across the United States, which is a rare case for a documentary.
Directed by Nisha Pahuja, ‘To Kill a Tiger’ is supported by an eclectic list of producers. British Indian actor Dev Patel, Indian American actress Mindy Kaling, and Indo-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur have helped to produce this documentary.
