A Suitable Girl (2017)

Directed by

Sarita Khurana, Smriti Mundhra

Genre

documentary

Country

India, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three young Indian women navigate family expectations and societal pressure to get married. The documentary follows their personal journeys as they weigh tradition against their own ambitions.

intimateobservationaltemperedpoignantgroundedreflectivecontemplative

What happens

A Suitable Girl is a 2017 documentary film directed by Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra. The film was screened at SAWCC on 7 April 2017 before premiering on 22 April at the Tribeca Film Festival, winning the Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award. Khurana and Mundra were the first Desi women to earn the New Documentary Director Award. The film has also been screened at the British Film Institute Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, AFI Docs, Amazon and Netflix. In 2018, Library Journal reviewed and recommended the film be included in library collections. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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