Love and Morals in Mangalore
This documentary is a BBC production that was recorded in Mangalore, South India. A reporter narrated the documentary and there are sound bites added of people involved in the story and of actors imitating those involved for safety reasons. The documentary was about 23 minutes long.
The documentary is about relationship problems across religions in Mangalore in India. It is said that the “Moral Police” in India beat up and punish any Hindu woman who is sitting with a Muslim guy or any couple that are standing together must identify who hey are and what is their relationship status. The moral Police defend themselves saying that they are doing that to defend their women and to make sure they are protected from minorities such as Muslims and Christians. It was said that Muslim boys do that so as to make Hindu girls do not convert to Islam under what is said by Muslims “Love Jihad”.
The documentary was produced professionally, the sound is very clear and the narrator is very assertive, engaging and her voice is strong. She succeeded in interviewing people who know how to describe which engaged me a lot in the topic and I felt I was present with them in Mangalore in India. The documentary was quite too long however it was very interesting which made me enjoy listening to it till the end. What made this documentary interesting was the topic itself, which was different and quite unusual. Also the way it was tackled made it very engaging as the reporter got all points of views; those being beaten up, the police who do so, Hindus, Muslims and even higher authorities.
I believe that this documentary used very suitable music to the topic and I enjoyed listening to all conversations and interviews she had with people in Indian streets. The way she described the setting and atmosphere was very engaging and interesting.
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