No One Killed Jessica is a movie based on true events in Delhi, India. Jessica, beautiful college age model, was shot and killed by a politician's son after she refused to serve him a drink. 300 people were in the nightclub and seven people were in the smaller room at the time of the shooting. And yet, the shooter was found not guilty. The wealthy politician father bought off the seven that were testifying against his son. When Jessica was denied justice, Meera, a well known journalist began investigating the corruption of the police and legal systems leading to an overhaul of India's judicial system.
This movie is in Hindi with a considerable amount of English intermingled. It was interesting to see the translations for our English swear words as both the Hindi and English were subtitled. It's a long movie but it does move along at a good pace. There is a Bollywood aspect - no dancing but there are several songs which I felt enhanced the movie. I was also surprised as to how emotional the ending scenes were and I cried several times. This is an inspiring story as to how one seemingly ordinary person can become an agent of change.
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