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."
2005-09-08
6.847
hi 115mDramaRomance
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.
Elements Trilogy
View CollectionDirector
Deepa Mehta
Screenplay
Deepa Mehta
Editor
Colin Monie
Director of Photography
Giles Nuttgens
Art Direction
Sumant Jayakrishnan
Set Decoration
Rumana Hamied
widow site of pilgrimage hinduism mahatma gandhi varanasi child bride woman director
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$10,422,387Countries
- Canada
- India
Companies
- David Hamilton Productions
- Flagship International
- Noble Nomad Pictures
- Echo Lake Entertainment
