Earth
Deepa Mehta’s powerful film about a post-colonial India where society is torn apart along religious and ethnic lines. Earth is seen through the eyes of a sensitive child.
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Fire
Set in India’s patriarchal society, two women leave their husbands to seek more caring female companionship. This controversial film caused riots in India in 1996.
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Water
The profoundly moving film about widows and child prostitution in India.
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Slumdog Millionaire
The multi-award winning 2008 film that exposes the difficult realities in Mumbai slums.
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