Land Gold Women Page #5

If you ask Saira what she wants,

it might help solve this situation.

She doesn't know what she wants.

She is a child.

- She's an adult now.

She has the right to

make decisions for herself.

What gives you the right to

speak in that tone, in my house?

You don't let me speak!

This is my daughter

we're talking about!

And I will decide.

What's best for her.

This is ridiculous. I didn't

come here to start a fight.

Before you leave David...

I called this meeting to ask

you to stay away from Saira.

I know.

I need you to give me your word.

I can't.

I must ask you to give me your word

or else...

Who the bloody hell

do you think you are?

Where the hell do you come from?

I am a citizen of this country too.

You won't belong here till you

start to believe in freedom.

I have the right to

protect my home...

...and my family.

Get out!

Get out!

What an a**hole!

He has no bloody respect.

What kind of people are these?

They're not going to

see each other again.

Our job is done.

Does the term 'Honour

killing' mean anything to you?

Yes.

Would you call this

an honour killing?

Call it what you want.

We could plead under

cultural sensitivity.

What does that mean?

The sentence for murder is life.

There are no two ways about it.

Provocation is what

a reasonable man would do.

What you did was wholly unreasonable.

Technically you have no defence.

Yes. It's true. But

'life' is a relative term.

If we cite religious and

cultural reasons and we prove...

...that this is a followed

practice where ever you come from...

...the judge could make

a recommendation...

...for a lower prison term.

What do you think it will be.

For both your charges, 15-20 years.

He's a murderer.

What difference does it

make where he comes from?

Miss Siddiqui, if you have any

personal recommendations to make...

...please make them

on your own time.

It makes a bloody

world of difference.

Would he have done it otherwise?

Never heard of a crime of passion?

That's different.

How is that different?

A husband, in love with his wife

kills her because she cheats on him...

...sometimes purely on suspicion.

In some countries, it's

even given legal status!

That's not premeditated.

Oh, so that makes it ok?

Does that make it any less brutal?

I don't think this is the right

place to have this conversation.

You should get life.

I already have.

We either run together or

I'm going to call the police.

What did he say?

Let's just say, they didn't

exactly lay out the red carpet.

Oh God! David. Please.

They're not like this.

I don't understand.

I can't leave you with them.

Think about it.

I will be at Satours.

David, I'm scared

Trust me ok?

I will see you soon.

Why is like this for us?

I don't know.

I guess we're not English.

Are we not?

I don't know.

Baba really loves you Saira.

He has a really

funny way of showing it.

I don't know why

he's so harsh with you.

But you have to know

he's confused too.

I'm leaving tonight Asif.

Where are you going?

I don't know.

We're not bad people. Are we?

Asif, go see if Saira's ready.

She's not there.

She must be in the loo.

No Baba, she ran away.

Her curtains are

hanging from the window.

You ok?

You still scared?

He hates me.

Who?

My dad.

He doesn't hate you.

He'll come around I'm sure.

When I was little...

...he used to ask me

to be is best friend.

What did you say?

No.

He was too old.

He was my hero.

This is just a difficult time.

I should go back to him.

He needs me.

What do you think he'll do now?

I don't know.

You don't feel like you

know him anymore do you?

That's why it hurts.

I should go back.

He loves me. I know this.

I love you too.

We heard what happened.

We're not surprised.

She took advantage of your trust.

You did the right

thing by telling us.

You gave her too much freedom.

I can understand your pain Rizwana.

My daughter has also ran away with.

Nobody talks to us anymore.

To live has become a crime

We heard.

We're here to help.

Tell us where he lives.

- We'll bring his house down.

That daughter of yours has completely

ruined your reputation, Rizwana.

Everyone is talking about

how the model Khan family...

...has fallen so low.

It will take years to forget

what Saira did to all of you.

What are you going to do now?

Mr. Khan, the recommendation

I have prepared will read as follows.

Nazir Ali Khan of sound body...

...professor,

University of Birmingham,

and mind could not reconcile

the fact that his only daughter.

Saira, had embraced

liberal western values.

His religious and cultural

background prescribed only one

recourse to a perceived

betrayal of trust and that's Death.

The problem here is

a clash of cultures.

Honour is important to

Asian Muslim people like Nazir.

I therefore, request you to recommend

a maximum sentence of 15 years...

...in keeping with Mr. Khan's

religious and cultural sensitivities.

Your recommendation skews

the facts on both the religion

and the person it represents.

Honour killing happens among

Christians, Sikhs, Hindus,

The Druze, the Yehidi, the Muslims.

And none of these

religions condone it.

Farah, what are you saying?

It's neither Asian nor Islamic.

The roots of this practice lie

in an ancient tribal code...

...and it's followed by

people the world over.

It predates Islam.

An ancient code?

So ingrained in

these people's heads...

...they don't even

realise they still follow it.

Miss Siddiqui, please

do not mock my client.

A code that promotes

killing your daughter?

The woman is responsible

for the honour of the tribe.

She carries their future in her womb.

That's why relationships

need to be controlled.

A woman must be protected.

God forbid lose

women taint good blood.

Miss Siddiqui, this

is my final warning!

So it's a way of

regulating sexual relations.

Yes. Only the strongest

most trustworthy survive.

It was true of Middle Age England.

The people in the village would marry

each other to keep the blood pure,

...to protect itself from outsiders,

from strangers.

Yes. Exactly.

It's happened everywhere

at one time or the other.

A woman has always been and still

is man's most precious possession.

Zar, zan, zameen

What's that?

The code.

What does it mean?

A man may kill to

protect three things.

Land, Gold and...

And?

Women.

Nazir, just give me

permission to handle the situation.

We'll reclaim everything we've lost.

Do what you feel is

right Riyaaz bhai.

I have nothing left to give.

I think my uncle is

trying to hurt us.

Why?

Is it because of this?

He has threatened to kill me Sir.

How old are you miss?

I'm 21.

Are you sure they weren't just angry?

Angry?

He's threatened to kill us Sir.

They're not horrible people.

They're just looking after you.

In a round about way.

I guess.

I see this as a domestic

issue which will be resolved.

At the moment, I can only give you

the address of the nearest shelter...

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes