Dying to Divorce

"Director Chloe Fairweather makes connection between authoritarian regimes, the toxic masculinity they promote, and the inevitability of wife assault...A film with a passionate premise, a sophisticated political analysis and incredibly courageous women."

"The film closely captures how women are being systematically failed at every institutional level...[DYING TO DIVORCE] might begin in the dark, but it is looking towards a more hopeful light."

“Along with seeking to point out the relationship between politics and violence against women, the 81-minute film offers a close look beyond statistics – specifically, at the painstaking physical and emotional toll on two women."

"The community, grassroots feeling of women uniting to help one another is one overwhelmingly positive message to take away from the film."

"It’s a horrifyingly effective presentation of stories which need to be told, over and over and over again, until attitudes change, in Turkey and elsewhere."

"Exposes the link between a deeply reactionary socio-political agenda and an increase in femicide and violence against women."

"A horribly urgent documentary."

“There is a rewarding sense of perseverance that aims to counterbalance almost every moment of suffering."

"It begins with a shocking statistic...but goes behind the cold numbers to bring to life both the horrifying stories of the victims and the courageous lawyers and activists fighting the good fight in the face of enormous adversity."

"The film represents the struggles against domestic violence, and the efforts made in the name of justice...a tough but powerful cinematic experience."

“A hard documentary to watch. But what depicts the true reality of women suffering."

“A documentary that is both very human and very political."

Compelling, if harrowing…Should be seen in every household and school in the land."