Rent Provoked (2006)
3.4 of 5 from 73 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
Unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband, a battered Punjabi housewife and mother of two in London, sets him on fire and kills him. Charged with first-degree murder, she is sentenced to life imprisonment, where she befriends her cellmate, a wealthy white woman, from whom she learns English. Her cellmate is so moved by her story that she asks her stepbrother, a highly respected queen's counsel, to file her appeal. Her case comes to the notice of a motley group of south Asian social workers running a under funded organization called "Southhall Black Sisters". They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organizing rallies to gather public support for her freedom. She is ultimately freed by the judical system. - Actors:
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Ray Panthaki, Nandita Das, Robbie Coltrane, Raji James, Leena Dhingra, Claire Louise Amias, Wendy Albiston, John Alford, Peter Benedict, Freya Berry, Lorraine Bruce, Eric Carte, Ashwani Chopra, Karen David, Maxine Finch, Nicholas Irons, Judith Jacob
- Directors:
- Jag Mundhra
- Writers:
- Carl Austin, Rahila Gupta
- Studio:
- Eros Entertainment
- Genres:
- Drama
