| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 34 min. 50 sec.) ; 648635976 bytes |
| Summary |
This Academy Award-nominated drama follows the plight of two child widows in India, who are forced to lead a life of poverty in a widow ashram. Here, the older widows force the younger ones into prostitution. When one young widow is given a chance to remarry, she realises the father of her beloved is one of her clients |
| Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
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Classification M ACMA |
| Subject |
Child marriage.
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Child prostitution.
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Feature films.
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Poverty -- Social aspects.
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Repentance.
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Widows (Hindu law)
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United States.
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India.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Mehta, Deepa, director
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Abraham, John, actor
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Ahluwalia, Dolly, actor
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Bibile, Sanoja, actor
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Biswas, Meera, actor
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Biswas, Seema, actor
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Gamage, Hermantha, actor
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Javalgekar, Vidula, actor
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Kariyawasam, Sarala, actor
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Malik, Rishma, actor
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Ray, Lisa, actor
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Sajnani, Ronica, actor
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Serasinghe, Iranganie, actor
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Weerarathne, Rinsly, actor
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Wickrama, Buddhi, actor
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