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"A beautiful, sad film about the appalling treatment of widows in India under traditional Hindu law. Set in 1937, the plot takes place in an ashram where widows are sent to live out their lives. Some widows are old, some are young, one in particula..." Permalink

"Excellent movie by Mehta, a Canadian-India film producer. Set in 1938 India, it is the harrowing tale of widows in India at that time. While conditions and treatment of widows in present day India has vastly improved, there are still pockets of..." Permalink