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Films
found one film
Region
“South Asia”
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Country
“India”
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Keywords
“Gender Role and Identity”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Year of production
“2013”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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Region
South Asia
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Country
India
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Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
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Gender Role and Identity
1
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Marriage
1
Social Norms
1
Directors
Longinotto, Kim
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Series
not set
1
Country of production
India
1
United Kingdom
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Year of production
2013
1
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Colour / Black and white
Film
Salma
2013
90
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
.
When Salma, a young Muslim girl in a south Indian village, was 13 years old, her family locked her up for 25 years, forbidding her to study and forcing her into marriage. During that time, words were Salma’s salvation. She began covertly composing poems on scraps of paper and, through an intricate system, was able to sneak them out of the house, eventually getting them into the hands of a publisher. Against the odds, Salma became the most famous Tamil poet: the first step to discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions and code of conduct in her village.
South Asia
Gender Role and Identity
Social Norms
Marriage
Art / Artists / Artisans