Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Drama / Romance /  more » Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 11 nominations  more » User Ratings: 7.7 (6,196 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: 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 a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.  more »

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Filmmakers: Deepa Mehta - Director / Writer (writer), Anurag Kashyap - Writer (dialogue), David Hamilton - Producer, Giles Nuttgens - Cinematographer, Mychael Danna - Composer, A.R. Rahman - Composer, Colin Monie - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Sarala ... Chuyia	40,770
	Buddhi Wickrama ... Baba	126,538
	Rinsly Weerarathne ... Chuyia's Husband	209,018
	Iranganee Serasinghe¹ ... Mother in Law	245,208
	Hermantha Gamage ... Barber	396,616