Water (2006 film)
2008
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In 1938, Gandhi's party is making inroads in women's rights. Chuyia, a child already married but living with her parents, becomes a widow. By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows' ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram's leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household ...
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia (Sarala), newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an...
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Synopsis. The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Lisa Ray. Kalyani. Sarala.
Jul 31, 2009 · Water is a 2005 Academy Award nominated Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta.
Apr 20, 2011 · Lisa Ray stars in "Water", an Oscar-nominated film by director Deepa Mehta, featuring John Abraham and Seema Biswas. Set in the time of British rule in India, "Water" explores the lives of widows ...
Water is the final film in a trilogy by director Deepa Mehta. Fire centered around two married women, ignored and neglected by their husbands, who fall in love with each other. Earth focused on how the relationships among a group of Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh friends are tested during the partition of Pakistan and India.
Apr 28, 2006 · 91% Critics Consensus: This compassionate work of social criticism is also luminous, due to both its lyrical imagery and cast. WATER is a moving and important film that presents a horrific true story in beautiful images. The only downers are the somewhat too constructed dramaturgy and the sometimes missing closeness to the characters. Bitch Media.
