The Forgotten Woman
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Thursday, January 15, 4:00 PM
Palm Canyon Theatre
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Friday, January 16, 1:00 PM
Palm Canyon Theatre
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The Forgotten Woman
Canada, 2008, 90 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: India
Topics: Documentary, Women
Program: True Stories
Language: Bengali, English, Hindi English Sub-Titles
This extraordinary documentary, set in India, aims to understand the destitution and marginalization of many of the millions of widows in India today, who are forced by age-old traditions to live out their remaining years isolated from and shunned by the society at large.
DIRECTOR: Dilip Mehta
Producer: David Hamilton, Noemi Weis
Editor: Dilip Mehta
Screenwriter: Deepa Mehta
Cinematographer: Dilip Mehta
Filmography: Debut Feature
Print Source: Noble Nomad
Official Film Website
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