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Water (Hindi: जल, romanized: Jal) is a 2005 comedy drama and thriller film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, with screenplay by Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in India.
Water: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Sarala Kariyawasam, Buddhi Wickrama, Rinsly Weerarathne, Iranganie Serasinghe. Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
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.
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By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows' ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram's leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her.
Water is a 2005 Academy Award nominated Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta.
The Shape of Water: Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer. At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
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Water - watch online: streaming, buy or rent. Currently you are able to watch "Water" streaming on Netflix, Crave Starz, Starz Amazon Channel, Netflix basic with Ads. It is also possible to buy "Water" on Apple TV as download or rent it on Apple TV online.
Of course, I'll put only movies where the action takes all or mainly place on (and/or under) water, no matter if it's an ocean, a sea, a lake or a river.
Sep 8, 2005 · Overview. The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, 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.
