
在印度和中国,成百万的婴儿被杀害、忽视和遗弃,因为他们是女孩。<br/> InIndia,Chinaandmanyotherpartsoftheworldtoday,girlsarekilled,abortedandabandonedsimplybecausetheyaregirls.TheUnitedNationsestimatesasmanyas200milliongirlsaremissingintheworldtodaybecauseofthisso-called"gendercide."Girlswhosurviveinfancyareoftensubjecttoneglect,andmanygrowuptofaceextremeviolenceandevendeathatthehandsoftheirownhusbandsorotherfamilymembers.Thewaragainstgirlsisrootedincenturies-oldtraditionandsustainedbydeeplyingrainedculturaldynamicswhich,incombinationwithgovernmentpolicies,acceleratetheeliminationofgirls.ShotonlocationinIndiaandChina,It'saGirlrevealstheissue.Itaskswhythisishappening,andwhysolittleisbeingdonetosavegirlsandwomen.Thefilmtellsthestoriesofabandonedandtraffickedgirls,ofwomenwhosufferextremedowry-relatedviolence,ofbravemothersfightingtosavetheirdaughters'lives,andofothermotherswhowouldkillforason.Globalexpertsandgrassrootsactivistsputthestoriesincontextandadvocatedifferentpathstowardschange,whilecollectivelylamentingthelackofanytrulyeffectiveactionagainstthisinjustice.