Water

"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."

May 26 2006 PG-13 1h 57m
Drama

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.

Plot

A thesis picture. 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 funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her. Can she break with tradition and religious teaching to marry him? The ashram's moral center is Shakuntala, deeply religious but conflicted about her fate. Can she protect Kalyani or Chuyia? Amid all this water, is rebirth possible or does tradition drown all?

Written by

Deepa Mehta, Anurag Kashyap

Directed by

Deepa Mehta

Cast

Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas

Crew

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Production Countries

India, Canada

Production Companies

Echo Lake Entertainment, Noble Nomad Pictures, Flagship International, David Hamilton Productions

Languages

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 18 nominations total

Trailers
Water *Official Trailer* - With English Subs (HD)
Scores
# of Votes
15,544
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
77
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