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Release Year

2005

Plot Summary

The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

Run Time

USA:117 min, Canada:114 min (Toronto International Film Festival), Argentina:117 min

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Rating Details

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use.

Genre

Drama, Romance

Language

Hindi

Keyword

Widow, India, Love, Mahatma Gandhi, Hindu

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Dolby Digital

Colour

Color

Keyword

Tradition, Ashram

Movie Rating

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Period Film

Themes

Political Unrest, Death of a Partner, Arranged Marriages

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10, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8

Wikipedia Text

Water (Hindi: ), is a 2005 Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta, with the dialog translated to Hindi with the assistance of Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in Varanasi, India. The film is also the third part of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and Earth (1998). Author Bapsi Sidhwa wrote the 2006 novel based upon the film, Water: A Novel, published by Milkweed Press. Sidhwa's earlier novel, Cracking India was the basis for Earth, the second film in the trilogy. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was honoured with the Opening Night Gala, and was released across Canada in November of that year. It was first released in India on 9 March 2007.

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Box Office Takings (US)

3000000

Release Date

08 September 2005

Country

Canada, India

Country Of Origin

Canada, India