Water

This subtitled movie from India from writer/director Deepa Mehta took around 5-6 years to make due to death threats, arson and riots. This is the story about a Hindu custom where widows in India are forced to shave their heads, only eat one meal per day and live together. In particular, it focuses on an 8-year old widow and the lives she touches. Also touching on possible conflicts between conscious and faith. This is also a movie that teaches you a little about Indian customs. I would give this a thumbs up for the beautiful color and cinematography in this movie but I would be remiss if I did not highly recommend for people to read the young adult fiction books by Kashmira Sheth (Blue Jasmine or Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet). These books would truly give you a sense of living in India and with better stories.