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Films on marital rape
Cinema has to be a visual representation of the world we are living in. No story can exist in a vacuum and one of the most important part of a filmmaker's job is to narrate stories that are relevant and relatable. How can the society work in the absence of the cinema that acts as a voice for the oppressed and as a tool for those fighting against the system. While equality, gender rights, and violence are a few subjects that films have tried to successfully dealt with, marital rape is still something which remains largely untouched by the filmmakers in our country. Here's exploring a few films that attempted to start a conversation around marital rape in a country that is among 36 countries in the world that do not recognise marital or spousal rape as a form of violence.
