IT’S A GIRL
An eye-opening documentary exposing the cost of gendercide.
Should You Watch It?
IT’S A GIRL is a powerful documentary about the slaughter of female babies and children, especially in China and India. It tells personal stories rather than merely presenting statistics, showing how cultural beliefs and government tyranny have helped produce gendercide—and how that evil harms entire societies.
The subject is deeply disturbing. The film includes blunt discussions of violence, abortion, infanticide, sex, drunkenness, and drugging children, along with images of graves. But there are no gory pictures of violence, no visual representations of abortion or infanticide, and no sexual nudity.
The documentary is compelling, shocking, and important. Older children and adults should see it with discernment; younger children should wait.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESIT’S A GIRL follows people in India and China whose lives have been shaped by gendercide—the killing of female babies and children.
Through their stories, the documentary examines the cultural pressures, abortion, infanticide, forced abortions, and government policies behind the crisis. It also considers the social consequences, including a surplus of men, an expanded sex trade, and the stealing of children.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this is exceptionally effective documentary filmmaking. IT’S A GIRL is very well produced, and its stories are compelling.
The facts are shocking, but the film does more than present statistics. It clarifies the magnitude of the problem by showing its cost to individual people and to society. Its treatment of the subject is powerful enough that the source review highly recommends it for everyone.
The Worldview
IT’S A GIRL presents gendercide as a grave moral evil. It strongly opposes the ruthless killing of baby girls inside and outside the womb, especially in China and India. The documentary exposes how cultural beliefs, economic pressures, and government tyranny contribute to the slaughter of female children.
The film includes some positive Christian content, along with passing Hindu and Confucius content in a cultural context. Its central moral conviction aligns with a biblical defense of vulnerable human life. It also highlights the importance of the valiant few who fight to stop gendercide.
The documentary’s central concern is that girls are treated as burdens rather than as lives of equal worth. Scripture gives a different foundation: “So God created man in his own image” (Genesis 1:27).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Very strong moral worldview opposing the ruthless killing of baby girls inside and outside the womb, especially in China and India, with some positive Christian content and some passing Hindu and Confucius content in a cultural context; no foul language; very blunt discussions of violence, images of graves, but no gory pictures of violence; no sex scenes but discussion of sex, abortion, infanticide, but no visual representations; no sexual nudity; discussions of drunkenness but nothing visualized; no drugs but discussion of drugging children to kill them; and, lots of moral content confronting the evil of gendercide.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Why do some societies treat daughters as burdens? What does Scripture say about the value of every human being?
Genesis 1:27 · Psalm 139:13–14The documentary shows how private choices and government policies can affect an entire society. What responsibilities do leaders have toward vulnerable people?
Proverbs 31:8–9 · Romans 13:3–4The film highlights people who fight against gendercide. What might courageous action look like when an injustice is widely accepted?
Micah 6:8 · Proverbs 24:11–12How should Christians respond when cultural traditions conflict with the value God places on human life?
Acts 5:29 · Mark 7:8–13The Final Word
IT’S A GIRL is exceptionally well-produced, compelling, and morally serious. Its subject matter is blunt and disturbing, but its opposition to gendercide is clear and important. For older children and adults, this is WORTH THE TRIP — OLDER CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
