Widow of Silence

Name: Widow of Silence
Genre: Drama
Released: July 10, 2020
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Ajay Chourey, Bilal Ahmad, Noorjahan, Shilpi Marwaha, Zaba Banoo

2020

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| Release Date (Streaming): July 10, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Ajay Chourey, Bilal Ahmad, Noorjahan, Shilpi Marwaha, Zaba Banoo

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 absurdIn 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 situation.… Expand

Director: Praveen Morchhale

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

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. Read full review

Deborah Young

Jul 9, 2020

It packs an unsettling message of empowerment very rare in the social injustice genre. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

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. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

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. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

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. Read full review

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