BEIJING: Controversial documentary - India’s daughter - which has been banned in India, will be shown at a Women’s Film Festival in Beijing over the weekend. This is the only movie with an Indian theme which will be shown along with dozens of films from different countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.

The film based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape incident involving the victim, Nirbhaya (an adopted name), angered the Indian government which felt that it depicted a one-sided seamy picture about the condition of women in Indian society. It was directed by British film maker, Leslee Udwin.

This film will be seen in four other Chinese cities, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Xian and Shenzhen, in the coming weeks.

The festival is also expected to see a discussion about the film and India’s decision to ban it. Udwin, who has been listed as a speaker at the festival, is likely to take up the issue to an audience of people connected with the film industry across the world besides the Chinese.

The entry in the festival is likely to evoke interest in the film world, and result in its showing in other countries, observers said. Recent reports suggest that the documentary is due to be released in theatres in the United States soon. It was shown on BBC4 earlier.

“India’s daughter was critically acclaimed around the globe and provoked a global discussion about gender equality and women’s rights,” the festival’s website said in a short biography on the director. It won the audience award for best film at Biografilm festival, it said.