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  • 2020
  • Oration Films
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2020
  • Oration Films
  • 1 h 25 m
Widow of Silence

Summary In a conflict ridden Kashmir, a Muslim half-widow – a woman whose husband who has disappeared – finds herself, her 11 year old daughter and ill mother-in-law in a crisis when she attempts to get her missing husband’s death certificate from the government. Now she will have to find the strength to come out from an unthinkable and absurd s...

Directed By: Praveen Morchhale

Written By: Praveen Morchhale

  • 2020
  • Oration Films
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2020
  • Oration Films
  • 1 h 25 m

Widow of Silence

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary In a conflict ridden Kashmir, a Muslim half-widow – a woman whose husband who has disappeared – finds herself, her 11 year old daughter and ill mother-in-law in a crisis when she attempts to get her missing husband’s death certificate from the government. Now she will have to find the strength to come out from an unthinkable and absurd s...

Directed By: Praveen Morchhale

Written By: Praveen Morchhale

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90
Jul 9, 2020
Breathtakingly photographed by Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah, Widow of Silence is a movie with a cool head and a sharp eye — one that sees greater hope in the flamboyantly jeweled tones of a carmine head scarf than in the entrenched absurdities of a broken bureaucracy.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
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Jul 16, 2020
With splendid assistance from cinematographer Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah, the filmmaker immerses his viewer into a milieu both relentlessly grim and breathtakingly gorgeous, endlessly vast and claustrophobic, evoking a vibrant halo in the midst of hell.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 9, 2020
It packs an unsettling message of empowerment very rare in the social injustice genre.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 10, 2020
The final four minutes turn what was already a fine picture into an unforgettable one, affirming Morchhale’s status as one of the most exciting figures of the Indian new wave.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 9, 2020
Widow of Silence is a classic example of festival filler, the sort of issue-driven art-house film that masks a plodding obviousness of intent beneath a thick varnish of righteousness and attractive visuals.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Barefoot Pictures
Release Date Jul 10, 2020
Duration 1 h 25 m
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Tagline A tale of half widow in search of dignify life.
Website https://www.facebook.com/Widow-of-Silence-484000132120486/
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Awards

MOOOV Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
London Indian Film Festival, UK
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne
• 2 Nominations

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