According to Hindu tradition, when a husband dies, the wife breaks her bangles and exchanges her colourful sari for a white one. Many of them end up in Banares, the city of widows and Radha followers. This powerful cinéma-vérité observes their silence, sadness and endurance.
Also in this combined programme
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Out of Thin Air
Intriguing and funny documentary on a thriving film industry in beautiful Ladakh. Buddhist monks, taxi drivers and shopkeepers make their own masala b
Film details
- Country of production
- India
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 30"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL
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