Water /

Chuyia, an Indian girl that is married and widowed at eight years old, is sent away to an ashram where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices. Meanwhile, Narayan, a follower of Gandhi,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Water (Motion picture : 2005)
Other Authors:	Ray, Lisa, 1972- (Actor), Abraham, John, 1972- (Actor), Biswas, Seema (Actor), Hamilton, David (David C.) (Producer), Mehta, Deepa, 1949- (Screenwriter, Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	Hindi
Language Notes:	Hindi dialogue with English subtitles.
Published:	[Toronto, Ontario, Canada] : Mongrel Media, [2005]
Subjects:	Widows (Hindu law) > Drama. Repentance > Drama. Widows > India > Social conditions > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Romance films. Fiction films. Feature films. Internet videos. Foreign films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Criterion-on-Demand)

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Summary:	Chuyia, an Indian girl that is married and widowed at eight years old, is sent away to an ashram where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices. Meanwhile, Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her. Can she break wth tradition and religious teaching to marry him?
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (116 min., 49 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; film editor, Colin Monie ; music by Mychael Danna, A.R. Rahman.