Water

79th Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film Nominee
Water (वाटर)
2006
Canada
Color
Directed by Deepa Mehta

Plot: 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.

Theme: Culture, Tradition

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