The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

• DirectorDeepa Mehta
• Release8 September 2005
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration1h 55m
• Budget?
• Revenue$10,422,387
• Rate
  

  6.798
  119 reviews
• Productions

  David Hamilton Productions, Flagship International, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures