Widow of Silence

Story

A widow in Kashmir is denied a new start and is instead forced to undergo an odyssey through a maze of corrupt bureaucracy. Aasia is a so-called half widow: seven years ago, her husband was abducted by Indian security forces and has since been considered dead. Indian bureaucrats, however, don’t see it that way – for them, he is alive until his death is documented on paper. Which is no problem they say, as long as Aasia is willing to pay for a few small gifts. Parveen Morchhale uses lyrical pictures to portray the lot of Kashmiri women in a patriarchal society, but without prettifying their fate.

Director

PRAVEEN MORCHHALE (*1968) works as a theatre and film director, producer and screenplay writer. Widow of Silence is his third feature film.

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