Banaz: A Love Story

Banaz: A Love Story
Banaz: A Love Story
Directed byDeeyah Khan
Starring
  • Banaz Mahmod
  • Bekhal Mahmod
  • Caroline Goode
  • Diana Nammi
  • Nazir Afzal
  • Palbinder Singh
  • Victor Temple
  • Bobbie Cheema
  • Joanne Payton
  • Andy Craig
  • Stuart Reeves
Theme music composerL. Subramaniam
Country of originUnited Kingdom/ Norway
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDeeyah
CinematographyJeremiah Chapman
Running time70 minutes
Original release
Release29 September 2012 (2012-09-29)
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Banaz: A Love Story is a 2012 documentary film directed and produced by Deeyah Khan.[1] The film chronicles the life and death of Banaz Mahmod, a young British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin killed in 2006 in South London on the orders of her family in what is euphemistically called honour killing.[2] The film received its UK premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London September 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Paul Peachey (24 September 2012). "Still now they follow me": Footage of Banaz Mahmod warning police before her 'honour' killing to be shown for the first time". The Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. ^ Tracy McVeigh (22 September 2012). "'They're following me': chilling words of girl who was 'honour killing' victim". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ Orestes Kouzof. "Banaz: A Love Story". raindance.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.