Water
Set in 1938 against the background of the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule in India, Water tells the story of Chuyia - widowed at the age of 8 and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence - and examines the plight of widows forced into poverty at the temple in the holy city of Varanasi.
Chuyia’s feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on the women and a man who from a lower caste who is a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Trailer
Friday 31 Mar 2006 | Paul | Drama
