Provoked
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- Synopsis
- In 1984, Kiranjit Ahluwalia was sentenced by the British High Court to life in prison for the murder of her husband. That should have been the end of the story, but it was only the beginning....
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- Director(s)
- Jag Mundhra
- Distributor(s)
- Eros. Ent.
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 113 min.
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Variety | Derek ElleyAdd Critic to Favorites
Mixed Indian and Western cast --turn the true story of a case that changed British law into an old-style melodrama (in the best sense) complete with a feel-good ending.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Based on a true story, this Indian variation on a theme of "The Burning Bed" emphasizes the psychological freedom the inmate finds behind bars.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
There's an interesting movie in here, too, about the isolation of Indian brides brought to a new country by strange new husbands and mistreated, but Provoked rarely ducks below its glossy surface to go there.Read the full review
