Water is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, with screenplay by Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in India. The film is also the third and final installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and Earth (1998). Author Bapsi Sidhwa wrote the 2006 novel based upon the film, Water: A Novel, published by Milkweed Press. Sidhwa's earlier novel, Cracking India was the basis for Earth, the second film in the trilogy.
Water (2005)
Directed by Deepa Mehta
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$13,014,956
Tags
Child Bride, Hinduism, India, Widow
Attributes
Narrative Location: India
Alternate Titles
Agua
AR, ES
Água
PT
Apã
RO
Às Margens do Rio Sagrado
BR
Boда
RU
Mayim
IL
Rio da Lua
BR
Vann
NO
Víz
HU
Voda
HR, CZ, SK
Water
AU, CA, GR, IN, IT, MX, NO, SG, GB, US
Water - Der Fluss des Lebens
DE
Woda
PL
Νερό
GR
Вода
BG, RS
とらわれの水
JP
月亮河
CN
止水上的浮花
CN
水
CN
祸水
CN
禍水
TW
아쉬람
KR