| release date: | Friday May 18, 2007 |
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| genre: | Drama |
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| running time: | 110 min. |
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| director: | Jag Mundhra |
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| studio: | Media One Global Entertainment |
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| producer(s): | Sunanda Murali Manohar |
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| screenplay: | Carl Austin, Rahila Gupta |
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| cast: | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Nandita Das, Rebecca Pidgeon, Robbie Coltrane, Steve McFadden, Nicholas Irons, Raji James, Deborah Moore |
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Provoked Movie Synopsis
Unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband (Naveen Andrew), a battered Punjabi housewife and mother of two (Aishwarya Rai) in London sets him on fire while he is asleep. Charged with first-degree murder, she is sentenced to life imprisonment, where she befriends her cellmate, a wealthy white woman, from whom she learns English.
Her cellmate is so moved by her story that she asks her stepbrother, a highly respected queen's counsel, to file her appeal. Her case comes to the notice of a motley group of south Asian social workers running a under funded organization called Southhall Black Sisters. They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organizing rallies to gather public support for her freedom.
Based on a true story.
This movie was alright. It was a good drama but found it similar to alot of other movies with similar issues. I would wait for it to be on tv.
I found this an excellent movie.. very well portrayed with good acting . I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Aishwarya has done a brilliant job. The movie is average but Aishwarya uplifts it completely.