Water
2005/09/08 (US) | Drama, Romance
For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of "Water." But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced.
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.
Deepa Mehta
Screenplay
Deepa Mehta
Director
Lead Cast
Lisa Ray
Kalyani
No Image
Sarala
Chuyia
John Abraham
Narayan
Seema Biswas
Shakuntala
Waheeda Rehman
Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
Vinay Pathak
Rabindra
Rishma Malik Scott
Snehalata
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 10,422,387
Status
Released
Production Company
- David Hamilton Productions
- Flagship International
- Noble Nomad Pictures
- Echo Lake Entertainment
Crews
Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
Colin Monie
Editor
Rumana Hamied
Set Decoration
Lal Harindranath
Set Decoration
Sumant Jayakrishnan
Art Direction
Ajay Virmani
Executive Producer