Water

2006 • 116 minutes
4.5
45 reviews
91%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn more

About this movie

The story of Water begins in 1938 India as an 8 year old girl, who barely even remembers her wedding and has little comprehension of her marriage, has just been widowed. Required by ancient Hindu laws to now leave society, she is brought to a dilapidated widow house or ashram where, according to custom, her hair will be shorn, her clothes exchanged for white robes and the rest of her life, until her death, will be spent in renunciation. But the feisty, precocious, disbelieving Chuyia (Sarala) soon turns the house upside down with her rebellious spark. She begins to have a profound affect on the other women who live there, in particular the devout Shakuntala (Seema Biswas) and the beautiful Kalyani (Lisa Ray) who has been forced into prostitution by the domineering head widow, Madhumati (Manorama). It is Chuyia who leads Kalyani to meet the alluring law student and Gandhi nationalist Narayan (John Abraham), with whom Kalyani falls in love, despite the taboos. What happens next - an attempt at escape fueled by passion and bravery -- will change Chuyia forever and bring both tragedy and an unexpected ray of hope to the widow house.
Rating
PG-13

Ratings and reviews

4.5
45 reviews
Jessie Orozco
26 May 2020
Did not enjoy it.
Did you find this helpful?
Melina Porter
26 October 2015
Incredible! I had my whole family watch it with me a second time. I had to share it with them.
Did you find this helpful?
Clay Girl Vivi
14 April 2017
This movie is the type of movie that deserves an oscar nomination. A+
Did you find this helpful?

Rate this movie

Tell us what you think.