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Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, an 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia¿s feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.
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| Production Status: |
Awaiting Release |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Romance |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 54 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 28th, 2006 (NY/LA) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and for brief drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| Production Co.: |
Deepa Mehta Films, Canadian Television Fund, Harold Greenberg Fund, Astral Media, Super Ecran, The Movie Network, Echo Lake Entertainment, Telefilm Canada, Noble Nomad Pictures Ltd.
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| Financiers: |
Royal Bank of Canada
Completion Bond Provider: Film Finances Canada Ltd.
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,222,857 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Varanasi, India
Sri Lanka
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| Produced in: |
Canada |
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