Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, "Water," this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets...
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V. Mohini Giri | ... |
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Indira Jaisingh | ... |
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Aishwarya Mukherjee | ... |
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Usha Rai | ... |
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Ginny Shrivastava | ... |
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Directed by
| Dilip Mehta | ||
Written by
| Deepa Mehta | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| David Hamilton | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Deepa Mehta | ... | executive producer |
| Noemi Weis | ... | executive producer / producer |
Editing by
| Dilip Mehta | ||
Editorial Department
| Eugene Weis | ... | on-line editor / reversion editor |
Production Management
| Alok Kapur | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Rudy Michael | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
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| Drake Conrad | ... | digital colorist |
Additional Crew
| Cynthia Amsden | ... | publicist |
| Avani Batra | ... | researcher |
| Choiti Ghosh | ... | interviewer / researcher |
| Mannat Ghumman | ... | production assistant |
| Devyani Saltzman | ... | researcher (as Devyani Mehta Saltzman) |
| Noemi Weis | ... | interviewer / researcher |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Métropole Films Distribution (2008) (Canada) (theatrical) (French Canada)
- Mongrel Media (2007) (Canada) (English-speaking region)
- Noble Nomad Pictures (2007) (World-wide) (except Canada)
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Storyline
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Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, "Water," this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their husbands died. "Water" was a fictional recounting of this terrible tradition, set in 1938. "The Forgotten Woman" is true, and happening today. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in Phonesex/Jess Dobkin/The Forgotten Woman (2008). See more » |