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Water
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PG13,1hr 57min
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2005
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Following the sudden and unexpected death of her husband, a widowed child bride lashes out against her fate in the Hindu ashram where she is expected to atone for her sins in this humanistic drama, the third installment of filmmaker Deepa Mehta's Elemental Trilogy. Chuyia's (Sarala) husband has died, and religious doctrine dictates that she now retire to an ashram to atone for the sins that caused her husband's untimely death. As Chuyia bides her time among widows both young an old -- some accepting ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Buening
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According to her daughter Devyani Saltzman's memoir, Shooting Water, director Deepa Mehta had an enormously difficult time producing the final entry of her Elemental Trilogy. Shooting in the Indian holy city of Varanasi was initially forced to shut down after Hindu fundamentalists and officials with the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh party raised objects to its criticism of Hindu society. (It ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Shakuntala
Kalyani
Narayan
Chuyia
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