Earth (1998)
First screened in September 2017
Director: Deepa Mehta. Cast: Maia Sethna, Nandita Das, Aamir Khan, Rahul Khanna, Kitu Gidwani, Arif Zakaria, Babby Singh, Raghuvir Yadav, Navtej Singh Johar, Kabir Chowdhury, Eric Peterson, Lauren Walker. Screenplay: Deepa Mehta (based on the novel Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa). Twitter Capsule:
Like Fire and Water, alternates between tough-minded and reductive scenes. Young protagonist adds little. Harrowing violence.
VOR:④
Even if Earth could use more consistent finesse, filming required real courage. This story is rarely told outside India, via Indian characters.
