Salma, directed by Kim Longinotto
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Salma, directed by Kim Longinotto
Language
tam
Characteristic
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Main title
Salma
Responsibility statement
directed by Kim Longinotto
Runtime
89
Summary
"Salma" is set in Tamil Nadu, India. When Salma, a young Muslim girl in a south Indian village, was 13 years old, her family locked her up for 25 years, forbidding her to study and forcing her into marriage. During that time, words were Salma's salvation. She began covertly composing poems on scraps of paper and, through an intricate system, was able to sneak them out of the house, eventually getting them into the hands of a publisher. Against the odds, Salma became the most famous Tamil poet: the first step to discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions and code of conduct in her village. An extraordinary story of courage and resilience, Salma is a moving profile of women's resistance to gender inequality - one that has the power to inspire change
Technique
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