It’s a Girl! (2012) | Film Review

(Original published on Letterboxd) - It's a Girl! examines the practice of gendercide--the wholesale killing or aborting of girls--currently rampant in the countries of India and China. As explained in this documentary, having and raising little girls is considered a hardship for many families, mostly having to do with wealth. 

This film discusses the consequences of India's dowry system, and China's expectations on boys to continue family lines and supporting their parents as they get older. In both situations females are often looked upon as burdens, and executed in favor of having boys. For India, its the fear of having to pay a dowry to the families of the husband, and in China its the one child household law (intended to control the population).