Pink Saris
Synopsis
Sampat Pal should know, like many others she was married as a young girl into a family which beat her often. But unusually, she fought back, leaving her in-laws and eventually becoming famous as a champion for beleaguered women throughout Uttar Pradesh, many of whom find their way to her doorstep.
Rekha, a 14 year-old untouchable, is three months pregnant and homeless unable to marry her unborn child's father because of her low caste. Fifteen year-old Renu's husband from an arranged marriage has abandoned her and she's threatening to throw herself under a train. Both desperate young women, reach out for their only hope - Sampat Pal.
Pink Saris is an unflinching and often amusing look at these unlikely political activists and their charismatic leader. In extraordinary scenes, we watch her launch herself into the centre of family dramas, convinced her mediation is the best path for these vulnerable girls. Her partner Babuji, who has watched Sampat Pal change over the years, is less certain.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Format
- HDCAM 1080/50i
- Director
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Kim Longinotto
- Producer
- Ed Stobart, Hamish Mykura
- Editor
- Ollie Huddleston
- Director of Photography
- Kim Longinotto
- Sound
- Girjashanker Vohra
- Music
- Midival Punditz
- Principal cast
- Sampat Pal, Niranjan Pal, Renu Devi Paswan, Rekha Paswan
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Vixen Films
26 Balfour RoadLondon
N5 2HE
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7359 7368
Sales Company
Debra Zimmerman
Women Make Movies462 Broadway
Suite 504
New York
NY 10013
USA
Tel +1 212 925 0606 ext 301
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