lavanyabarnett Review of Murdered by My Father

Murdered by My Father (2016 TV Movie)

Hard-hitting, emotional and very thought-provoking

[7/10 · 10 November 2016]

Murdered by my father much like its predecessor, Murdered by my boyfriend follows a narrative based on true events, only this time Murdered by my father is more a collection of stories that influence the one story that we as the audience witness. The story follows 16 year old Salma, a British Muslim girl who is has been promised marriage to the less than stellar young man from a different family. Salma as a character is a very relatable and in my opinion very realistic, she attends college, helps out around the home and argues with her younger brother. These factors for me made the story even more tragic and somewhat disturbing due to how normal she was as a person as she really isn't that different from me and other teenagers I know today. The beginning starts very similarly to Murdered by my boyfriend with the ending being shown before the narrative shifts back to the beginning to see how the ending events eventually transpired. Just like MBMB, this beginning is powerful and tragic as the audience already knows how everything is going to end. In regard to the how the subject matter was handled i.e. Honour killing/Asian community. I think they handled it carefully and with great respect which was what the director (Vinay Patel) was going for. The story in turn becomes much more than a daughter dying at the hands of her father but more a story of how the family dynamic can break down due to tradition, personal opinion and love. Overall I can't really say that enjoyed Murdered by my father due to how emotional it was, I can more say I found it very moving, respectful and reflective.