You know that story that seems too riveting, too poignant, and too heartrending to be true? Well, it might not be. Forbidden Lie$ is a dramatized documentary about the search for the truth, or lack thereof, behind Norma Khouri’s bestselling book Forbidden Love.
Forbidden Love is a memoir, starring a young Jordanian woman named Dalia as its protagonist. Dalia falls in love with a Christian American soldier and for that act of sin, is stabbed to death by her father in an “honor killing”. Forbidden Lie$ examines whether or not this actually happened, or if it was a cynical money-making fabrication by the author.
A few of the mini-reviews for this film on Criticker claim that the less known about the film before seeing it, the better, so we’ll stop with the description there. Only a handful of people have ranked this award winning Australian documentary from 2007, but they’ve been unanimously positive, making Forbidden Lie$ one of our Neglected Gems. It’s difficult to find on DVD, but there are a few copies floating around Ebay. Seek it out.
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