In the documentary, Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja’s colonial gaze is bent on tailoring a narrative that would be more appealing to the West

| Apr 8, 2024

The film paints a picture of an openly abusive and misogynist society where men are never blamed for their terrible acts and blame is casually laid at the feet of female victims.

| Mar 26, 2024

Director Pahuja deftly captures both the mounting tension in the community and the perceived hopelessness of legal action and the warmth and support offered to young Kiran, especially by her father.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 22, 2024

Beyond certain unnecessary visual prettiness and musical excesses, it is a very well-put-together documentary with a welcome political, dogmatic, and awareness-raising spirit. [Full review in Spanish]

| Mar 12, 2024

The film is full of careful observations, from the looks on the faces of the villagers to the small things Kiran does as she reclaims her place in the world.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 11, 2024

The use of color, light, and composition can be overlooked in considerations of documentary filmmaking when the themes are this powerful, but they are hard to miss here.

| Feb 29, 2024

With a courageous father and daughter at its center and a first-rate director at its helm, “To Kill a Tiger” strikingly dramatizes the importance of victims of sexual assault coming forward as the only way that attitudes and the law can be changed.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 29, 2024

Similar to Hotel Terminus, the main goal of the everyday people is to put everything behind them and forget about it, not realizing that in their zeal to do that they are committing a sin almost as vile as the initial crime.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 15, 2024

A heavy but necessary work about the legalese and cultural attitudes surrounding sexual violence in rural India.

| Dec 30, 2023

Even though To Kill a Tiger shows the devastating aftermath of a heinous crime, the more important takeaway from the film is that it's an inspiring story of perseverance and love from a family seeking justice.

| Dec 1, 2023

A very well-made, good-looking film.

| Nov 29, 2023

It's a powerful movie.

| Nov 29, 2023

What’s extraordinary about “To Kill a Tiger” is Kiran and Ranjit’s determination, and the possible changes for good that may result from it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 7, 2023

It’s a powerful, infuriating document of a family’s resilience in the face of massive communal pressure.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 31, 2023

Fierce, disturbing, yet hopeful longitudinal documentary... a portrait of lasting love.

| Oct 28, 2023

"To Kill a Tiger" tells an important story in a compelling manner that makes it worth watching, but its journey is so intense at times it might prove to be too much for some.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 27, 2023

But To Kill a Tiger — its very existence, in fact — argues for its moral necessity in spite of the practical hurdles.

| Oct 20, 2023

“To Kill a Tiger” is a film bristling with such invigorating defiance.

| Oct 19, 2023

Riveting, eye-opening and engrossing. To Kill a Tiger is a small light in a dark room which could help inspire others to speak out against injustice.

| Oct 18, 2023

The film gains access to the voices of a community that becomes potently divided by the rape—not because of the violence committed against the young survivor, but by her family’s bravery in breaking the cycle of silence and shame.

| Aug 15, 2023