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The World Before Her

Documentary - 2012
The World Before Her
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7.6
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Moving between two extremes - the intimate verite drama of the Miss India pageant's rigorous beauty "bootcamp" and the intense regime of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls. The World Before Her delivers a provocative portrait of India and its current cultural conflicts during a key transitional era in the country's modern history.
Director:
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Nisha Pahuja
Cast:
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Marc Robinson
,
Pooja Chopra
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Ankita Shorey
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Ruhi Singh
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Prachi Trivedi
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Manasvi Mamgai
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Marc Robinson

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Rated:
TV-PG
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
11 Mar 2012
Country:
US, CA, DE
Languages:
English, Hindi
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
7 wins & 5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
With extraordinary access, Pahuja illuminates extraordinary conflicts and contradictions facing modern girls in a country even less ready for them than ours.
– Alan Scherstuhl,
Village Voice,
7 May 2013
fresh:
A thought-provoking film that examines women's limited choices in a patriarchal country reeling from the contradictions of rapid modernization.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
9 Nov 2012
fresh:
Extreme choices and attitudes confronting women in India are laid bare in Nisha Pahuja's quietly shocking film, the Best Canadian Feature winner at Hot Docs 2012.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
8 Nov 2012
fresh:
The contrasts in The World Before Her certainly work in its favor, and Pahuja's balancing act is an accomplished one.
– John Anderson,
Variety,
2 May 2012
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