The World Before Her
14 votes
Moving between two extremes - the intimate verite drama of the Miss India pageant's rigorous beauty "bootcamp" and the intense regime of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls. The World Before Her delivers a provocative portrait of India and its current cultural conflicts during a key transitional era in the country's modern history.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2012-03-11
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Nisha Pahuja
Writer: Nisha Pahuja
Spoken language: English, हिन्दी
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The World Before Her
Production Companies: TVO, Impact Partners, Knowledge, ZDF, ARTE, Storyline Entertainment
Production Countries: United States of America, Canada, Germany
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