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Water (2005)

Movie"For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of "Water." But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced."
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PG 1 hr 55 minSep 8th, 2005Romance, DramaElements Trilogy PosterPart of Elements Trilogy
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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.
StarringLisa RaySaralaJohn Abraham
DirectorDeepa Mehta

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 8th, 2005
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 29th, 2006 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$10,422,387 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Hindi
Executive Producers:Ajay Virmani, Doug Mankoff, Mark Burton
Production Companies:David Hamilton Productions, Flagship International, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Movie Tags:
woman directorwidowhinduismvaranasimahatma gandhichild bridesite of pilgrimage

Elements Trilogy

The Elements trilogy of films by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta deals with controversial issues of social reform on the Indian subcontinent. Fire, the first release in 1996, dealt with issues of arranged marriage and homosexuality in the patriarchal culture of India. Earth, released in 1998, dealt with the religious strife associated with the partition of India and the formation of Pakistan in the mid-20th century. Water, released in 2005, was the most critically successful of the three, and dealt with suicide, misogyny, and the mistreatment of widows in rural India.