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| Release Date: |
April 28, 2006 |
| On DVD: |
August 29, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Drama, Suspense |
| Running Time: |
114 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use. |
| Director: |
Deepa Mehta |
| Writer: |
Deepa Mehta |
| Cast: |
Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala |
Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, "Water" begins when 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist. Read more
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