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Synopsis

Against the backdrop of Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power in 1938 Colonial India, child bride Chuyia is widowed and sent to an ashram, where bereaved Hindus must live in penitence. Once of her many new companions is Kalyani, who is forced to work as a prostitute for the ashram ruler. When Kalyani unexpectedly falls in love with an idealist law graduate, the lives of every woman in the ashram is forever changed. The final installment of the controversial "elements" trilogy written and directed by Deepa Mehta. This film was so controversial that shooting was disrupted by extremist forces, and George Lucas took out a full-page ad in "Variety" to support Deepa Mehta in her struggle to make this film when Indian authorities made clear their intentions to shut the production down.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama / Foreign
• Director: Deepa Mehta
• Written By: Deepa Mehta
• Starring: Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak, Rishma Malik, and John Abraham
• Running Time: 117 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: Not Rated
• Language: Hindi with English subtitles
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Reviews

"This work of gorgeous fury, about the virtual imprisonment of millions of Hindu widows in the years before independence, transforms Mehta's feminist rage into an eloquent testament to the hunger for freedom."

   - Bill Gallo., Village Voice

"Profound, passionate and overflowing with incomparable beauty."

   - Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

"A film with the epic scale and fearless common-sense vision of Water is a revelation."

   - William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Exquisite storytelling, acting and visuals."

   - Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter

"Deftly balancing epic sociopolitical scope with intimate human emotions, all polished to a high technical gloss, Deepa Mehta's Water is a profoundly moving drama."

   - Eddie Cockrell, Variety

Showtimes

• Wednesday, July 5th
  7:00 pm
• Thursday, July 6th
  9:15 pm
• Friday, July 7th
  7:00 pm
• Saturday, July 8th
  4:30 pm
• Sunday, July 9th
  2:00 pm, 7:00 pm
• Monday, July 10th
  4:30 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, July 11th
  4:30 pm