Provoked - A True Story 2007

Provoked is based on a true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who was sentenced in England in 1989 for the first-degree murder of her physically abusive husband. When in prison she was interviewed by a women’s activist group who asked how she felt. Her answer stunned them. She said she felt FREE. In prison, her cellmate, an English woman became her close friend. She taught Kiranjit English, and when she heard her harrowing story, she was so moved that she promised to help her with her appeal. The plight of this woman was brought to the notice of the British Media by the untiring efforts of some women activists of Southall Black Sisters. The story of this Asian woman changed the case law in English Courts.