Thirteen-year-old Kainat accuses four men from her Pakistani village of kidnapping and raping her, which places her squarely in the public eye in a country where rape victims are routinely considered dishonorable. The film, which spans more than five years and follows Kainat as she negotiates a deeply flawed criminal justice system, is told through the perspective of both Kainat and the accused rapists. Kainat and her family’s decision to speak out puts them all in grave danger, forcing them to live under police protection, even as the police’s limited investigation in the case makes it nearly impossible for Kainat to prove her case. While Kainat vows to keep fighting until the alleged rapists are sentenced to death, the men launch a public campaign against her, calling the teenager a liar. Within a short time, the situation takes a deadly turn. Outlawed in Pakistan is a staggering document depicting one young woman’s persistent fight to address harrowing circumstances and demand remedy.  ST