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Water (2005) Certificate 12

Water
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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(68%)
 
Starring: John Abraham | Lisa Ray | Seema Biswas | Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Waheeda Rehman | Raghuvir Yadav | Vinay Pathak | Rishma Malik
Director: Deepa Mehta
Studio: METRODOME
Run time: 115 mins
Genres: Drama | Indian Cinema | Romance | World Cinema
Languages: Hindi
Subtitles: English
Released: August 29, 2006

Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on the relationships of one widow, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on them, and a man who is from a lower caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Highest rated reviews

20 out of 25 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2.0 stars
Slow, Serious, Sad, Worthy, Beautiful

RealMeringue from , 16th June, 2007

I want to love the films of Deepha Mehta, I really do. I loath the Shiv Sena and my heart goes out to all the unfortunates, and all the women subjugated by 'religion' (so-called). But Water - like Earth and Fire before it - is a deeply ponderous film with dainty, subtle, lovely imagery but no substance, no story, no characters, and it's not at all appealing in its execution. The acting is fine - the little one especially - and the cinematography is super, but one is bored when one should not be. In some ways it's very Bollywood - the 'spectacled' intellectual; sensitive he is, if not quick on his feet, the hooker with the heart of gold - soooo happy to sacrifice. Mehta both hates and loves the Hindu psychosis; therein lies the problem; the contradiction. In summary, a worthy film that should be made and a story that should be told, but not a well communicated film.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
excellent

kumar from , 21st July, 2008

brilliant execution and touching film. opens the eyes to the miseries suffered by women in the name of religion. A must see for film lovers who really love good films

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3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
water

A Customer from harrow england, 11th October, 2007

This film is not what i expected but its ok to watch once.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
WATER by deepa mehta

blissful from from mid glamorgan, 2nd August, 2008

This film was an enchanting piece of work. The word that came to mind is enchanting. It is like a fairy tale with a twist. The film was executed flawlessly and to me did flow like water in its pace. The main character of this film were so well developed that it left one with the happy fond memories in the story, despite whatever consequences came about in the film. I LOVED THIS FILM SO MUCH I WATCHED IT 3 TIMES! Maybe 4

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Most recent reviews

Rated 2.0 stars
very slow

A Customer from london, 13th February, 2010

uninspiring telling a good story but very slow

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Rated 4.0 stars
A good, entertaining film

nchawker from , 24th December, 2009

This was different and very good

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Rated 5.0 stars
Excellent

A Customer from Gloucestershire, 14th November, 2009

Beautifully shot film, good acting. Very sad story.

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Rated 4.0 stars
Water

A Customer from London, 12th September, 2009

Really good and well acted film, on a difficult subject matter but one that needed to be addressed.

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