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Water

Play trailer Poster for Water PG-13,  2005,  1h 57m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 90% 93 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
90% Tomatometer 93 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia (Sarala), 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 (Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray).
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This compassionate work of social criticism is also luminous, due to both its lyrical imagery and cast.

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media Jan 7, 2021
Overall, Mehta's maturing ear for dialogue benefits the cast's talents. In addition, art director Sumant Jayakrishnan sumptuous production design and A.R. Rahman's score deepen reception of the film. Go to Full Review
Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Jun 21, 2019
Water is stunning because it is so quiet. The devastating unfairness of the lives of women interred in darkness, intertwined with the tragic love story of Narayan and Kalyani is played out without a hint of melodrama. Go to Full Review
Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 22, 2018
In the end, Water is too much of a compromise. A compromise between, perhaps, shocking the West with the subject matter - a eight-year-old widow! - and going for a popular Indian audience who will demand Bollywood romance. Go to Full Review
Jimmy Cage Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube) Apr 25, 2022
7/10
WATER is a moving and important film that presents a horrific true story in beautiful images. The only downers are the somewhat too constructed dramaturgy and the sometimes missing closeness to the characters. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 26, 2020
4.0/4.0
The crown jewel of Deepah Mehta's career. Go to Full Review
Kaleem Aftab The List Nov 3, 2018
3/5
Feels slightly compromised, but a riveting tearjerker that's stunning to look at. Go to Full Review
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Han M Feb 5, 2017 Inquiring among the problems for the lack of gender equity in India, this film is built here with sumptuousness, high descriptions, entertainment and subtlety to deal with sensitive issues, being a fascinating story parallel to the independence of this country carried out in a committed and effective way - as it had to be. 78/100 See more
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Deepa Mehta

Director

Seema Biswas

Shakuntala

Lisa Ray

Kalyani

John Abraham

Narayana

Sarala Kariyawasam

Chuyia

Manorama

Madhumati

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Synopsis The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia (Sarala), 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 (Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray).
Director
Deepa Mehta
Producer
David Hamilton
Screenwriter
Deepa Mehta
Production Co
Téléfilm Canada, Deepa Mehta Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Situations)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2M
Runtime
1h 57m
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