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Pink saris
THE STRUGGLE OF INDIAN WOMEN FOR THEIR RIGHTS
“A girl’s life is cruel… A woman’s life is very cruel”, notes Sampat Pal, complex protagonist at the centre of prestigious documentary-maker Kim Longinotto’s new work –her previous titles include Divorce Iranian Style (1998), Sisters In Law (2005), screened here a few years ago, Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go (2007) and Rough Aunties (2008)–. Sampat, like many others, was married as a young girl into a family which made her work hard and beat her often. But, unusually, she fought back, leaving her in-laws and eventually becoming famous as a champion for beleaguered women throughout Uttar Pradesh, in Northern India. Like Rekha, a fourteen year old pregnant by a man whose family won’t allow them to marry because she is an “Untouchable”, the lowest caste. Or Renu, 15, abandoned by her husband with his family, where she is raped and abused.
| Año: | 2010 |
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| Origen: | Reno Unido, India |
| Dirección: | Kim Longinotto |
| Producción: | Amber Latiff, Girjashanker Vohra / Vixen Films, Ginger Productions |
| Guión: | Kim Longinotto |
| Fotografía: | Kim Longinotto |
| Música: | Midival Punditz |
| Montaje: | Ollie Huddleston |
| Duración: | 96 min. |
| Contacto: | Kim Longinotto |
| E-mail: | kimlonginotto@hotmail.com |
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