To Kill a Tiger

To Kill a Tiger
Directed byNisha Pahuja
Written byNisha Pahuja
Produced byDavid Oppenheim
Nisha Pahuja
Cornelia Principe
CinematographyMrinal Desai
Edited byDave Kazala
Mike Munn
Music byJonathan Goldsmith
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix[a]
Release date
  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageHindi

To Kill a Tiger is a 2022 Hindi-language Canadian documentary film, directed by Nisha Pahuja.[1] The film centres on a family in Jharkhand, India, who are campaigning for justice after their teenage daughter was brutally raped.[2]

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022.[3] The film had its American premiere at the Lighthouse International Film Festival in June 2023.[4] It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 96th Academy Awards.[5]


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  1. ^ "Tanya Tagaq doc, Indigenous romance among Canadian titles added to TIFF slate". CityNews, August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Johanna Schneller, "Documentary details fight for justice against sexual violence in India". The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Matthew Carey, "TIFF Announces Doc Lineup Highlighted By World Premiere Of Hillary And Chelsea Clinton-Executive Produced Film ‘In Her Hands’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 Lighthouse International Film Festival: Documentaries and Narrative Features". New Jersey Stage, May 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Oscar-nominated documentary 'To Kill A Tiger' bought by Netflix". The New Indian Express. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.